Education

It’s Box Day!!!!!!

April 16, 2012

Remember when I wrote about our lofty high school plans? Forget about them. After browsing curriculum catalogs, researching online, consulting with my husband, and most importantly, spending time in prayer, we scrapped our plans and went a different direction. We decided to go with My Father’s World Ancient History and Literature for Stargirl’s 9th grade [...]

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Will You Drop Everything and Read?

April 11, 2012

Tomorrow, April 12, is Beverly Cleary’s birthday. In celebration of the author’s birthday, it seems Ramona Quimby has declared every April 12th D.E.A.R. day. D.E.A.R. standing for Drop Everything and Read, of course. To join the festivities, all you have to do is drop everything for 30 minutes to read a book. Will you be [...]

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Why I Despise Standardized Tests

April 4, 2012

This last month has been full of state testing for Stargirl. As part of our charter school, she has to take state tests on a yearly basis, rather than every three years or so, like she would if she were traditionally homeschooled. In addition, the tests she has to take through the charter school are [...]

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