Homeschooling is a rewarding endeavor, filled with joys and challenges. We explore homeschooling in Pennsylvania and give you the tools you need to make your homeschooling journey exciting, fun, and successful for you and your family.
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The real object of education is to have a man in the condition of continually asking questions. |
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- Bishop Creighton |
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Conquering Clutter |
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Cyndi Seidler |
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Clutter can make a person feel less able to put things into proper perspective, or prioritize important tasks. Stacks of paper are usually formed out of a person's indecision on what to do with some piece of information, or out of fear to put something away because they may want to act on it "later." This article lists some simple steps to take to get rid of clutter.
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Scripps National Spelling Bee |
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Scripps National Spelling Bee is the most widely known spelling bee organizer in the world. In general, the program is open to students who have not reached their 16th birthday on or before the date of the national finals and who have not passed beyond the eighth grade at the time of their school finals. |
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Living Math |
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Early exposure to real mathematics in natural settings, without requiring mastery of arithmetic on a set timetable is a key to the ease with which kids attain mastery when the time is right for them. Math literature and history humanizes math, makes it come alive, and provides a context to enjoy and retain learning. This wonderful site offers a literature-based approach to math learning, with book lists, lesson plans, and more. |
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Unschool Sharing for Parents |
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Share successes and ideas and build a helpful, welcoming archive for the new unschoolers, the newly-unschooling, and the nicely unschooling.
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Math Relief |
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Learn algebra by watching and completing lessons on videotape. Leonard Firebaugh guides students through all levels of algebra in these academically-oriented tapes. They teach algebra clearly and effectively to students at home or school, and are easily adapted to any educational setting. The tapes are divided into three phases, or levels, of instruction, constituting one full year of coursework. Math Relief offers video programs in Algebra I, Algebra II, Pre-Algebra, and Geometry. Courses are designed for junior high to high school levels. |
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