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  • Being Present With Our Children

    Being Present With Our Children13

    Being present and engaged with our children in everyday life is difficult. Our attention is being pulled in a thousand directions! Especially in the modern digital age, parents face more distractions and more demands on our limited time than ever before. It’s enough for parents to feel like throwing up our hands and giving up.

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  • The Problem Is the Banana on the Wall

    The Problem Is the Banana on the Wall8

    Everyone has an explanation for the turn of events in November. It’s the economy, the culture, a failure to connect with working-class Americans. All these are valid reasons. However, I have my own explanation that sheds some light on what has gone wrong in America. It explains something of the craziness of our times. I

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  • Betting on Homeschooling and Microschooling

    Betting on Homeschooling and Microschooling7

    I have spent the past thirty-five years creating small, highly-personalized schools where students flourish. I have, if you will, bet my life on the value of these schools—microschools before they became a thing. Over the course of that time, I’ve seen hundreds of children who were anxious, depressed—sometimes even suicidal—become happy and well within weeks

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  • The Myth of the Pagan Origins of Christmas

    The Myth of the Pagan Origins of Christmas6

    It’s generally accepted that early Christians adopted December 25th as the day of Christ’s birth to co-opt the pagan celebration of the winter solstice. Some believe this fact undermines Christianity. But according to Professor William Tighe, this “fact” may actually be a myth. Based on his extensive research, Tighe argues that the December 25th date “arose entirely

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  • Why I Gave Up Latin, and How It Changed My Life

    Why I Gave Up Latin, and How It Changed My Life278

    In the homeschool arena where I grew up, knowledge of Latin was considered the hallmark of a well-educated child. As a mother who now is immersed in homeschool and private school social circles, I hear Latin’s praises sung on a regular basis, especially, and understandably, in those families and groups with classical approaches to learning.

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  • Friday Comic: All Is Calm, All Is Bright1

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