2019-2020 Homeschool Plan

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Schedule, Lesson Plans and Curriculum I love to see how other home educators structure their school, so I thought I would share our current set up.  This year I had more time to plan before school started and our first week was the smoothest yet. That being said, I still hold to the idea of … Continue reading 2019-2020 Homeschool Plan

Shame in School

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“In our original research on shame, 85 percent of the people we interviewed could recall a school incident from their childhood that was so shaming, it changed how they thought of themselves as learners.” - Dare to Lead by Brene' Brown, p.132. I, too, can think of a specific incident that changed how I thought … Continue reading Shame in School

2018 Book List in Review

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I set a goal on Goodreads to get through 12 books in 2018.  I learned a few years ago not to make any New Year's' resolutions that involve actual numbers (miles run etc.), but Goodreads asks you for a number so I thought a book a month was reasonable.  I ended the year with about … Continue reading 2018 Book List in Review

The Voice

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The Voice Last month our pastor preached about Christianity and mental illness. As both a Christian and a physician, I really appreciated this thoughtful, compassionate, well researched message. You can listen to it here. My favorite part was when he said: “God has given humans the right to do science!” However, the part that had … Continue reading The Voice