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Homeschooling and Moving

by Renee
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Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY. Spring is a time for many things. A time for yard sales, planting the garden, and riding bikes. It’s also the time of year many families are preparing to move. ‘Round the corner, across country, or out of the country. I know our family is not alone as [...]

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methods & philosophies

Educational Philosophies Defined, Part I

by Jamie
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Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom A note from Jamie: This month on Simple Homeschool, one of our themes is educational philosophy. So it seems like a good time to revisit this post, originally published on February 15, 2010. You can also check out the second part of [...]

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The Evolution of an Educational Philosophy: My Journey of Baby Steps

by Jamie
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Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom I wished I hadn’t shown up that day. But God knew better. The late summer sun spun rainbows through the window of my minivan, as I sat in the parking lot of a church–journal and pen in hand. I had just attended [...]

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a mom's education

Erasing the Line Between Home and School

by Amida
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Written by contributor Amida of Journey Into Unschooling Back to school is upon us and there have been lots of discussions among fellow homeschoolers about the Big Day — the loss of carefree summer days, the stress of preparation, the hopeful direction of the new year. It is a time filled with promising new materials [...]

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Healthy Obsessions

by Amida
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Written by Amida of Journey into Unschooling At one time or another, children will go through phases where they are consumed by a subject or hobby. Through the years, we’ve been taken over by Calvin and Hobbes, Harry Potter, and Horrible History, among a host of other infatuations. Sometimes, these may not be desirable to [...]

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Planning Prompts for Interest-Led Learning

by Christie
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The following is a guest post written by Christie Burnett of Childhood 101. As an educator passionate about interest-led learning, I know that planning for and recording a child’s learning journey is about so much more than which subjects or developmental areas have been covered. Typically the exploration of a child’s area of interest will [...]

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