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Let’s Have the College Conversation

Filed in Education, Worldview by on October 30, 2013 27 Comments
Let’s Have the College Conversation

Yesterday, in Country Mouse, City Mouse, I addressed whether or not ’tis more godly to live in the country than to live in the city, and I argued that the option MOST pleasing to God is a combination of the two. Obviously it’s The Burbs. Where I live. Because, of course, I always do what […]

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A Review of A Beka Homeschool Online Video Streaming Curriculum

Filed in Education by on September 18, 2013 7 Comments
A Review of A Beka Homeschool Online Video Streaming Curriculum

By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood This is Part Two of a two-part series. You can read Part One HERE. Please note: this review is not intended to convince anyone they should use A Beka. I certainly don’t believe it is the best choice for everyone. I simply want to share why we are using […]

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From a Charlotte Mason Type Classical Education to A Beka Video School

Filed in Education by on September 17, 2013 4 Comments
From a Charlotte Mason Type Classical Education to A Beka Video School

By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood I started homeschooling 17 years ago with my then 3-year-old son, Sam. This year I’m responsible for five children in grades 8, 6, 3, 2, and Kindergarten. We’ve tried lots of different curricula over the years, and I have always had a leaning toward the classical method of education. […]

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The Skinny on Homeschooling in a GREAT Infographic

Filed in Education by on September 2, 2013 3 Comments
The Skinny on Homeschooling in a GREAT Infographic

Source: TopMastersInEducation.com

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Homeschooling Gems in the Web 8/9/13

Filed in Education, Gems in the Web by on August 9, 2013 2 Comments
Homeschooling Gems in the Web 8/9/13

I believe that we get into trouble when knowing becomes a surrogate for learning. We know that a vast recall of facts about something is in no way a measure of understanding them. At best, it is necessary but not sufficient. And yet we subject our kids to memorizing. We seem to believe that rote […]

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The Homeschooling Critic Who Has Decided to Homeschool

Filed in Education by on August 8, 2013 16 Comments
The Homeschooling Critic Who Has Decided to Homeschool

By Contributing Writer, Tyanne It was the only major life decision on which we could not see eye-to-eye before our wedding.  “No way!” I told my husband during our engagement.  After several heated discussions on the topic, we set it aside as “something to pray about,” while each of us hoped (and expected) the other would cave. Homeschooling had never been an option […]

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A Few Things I’ve Learned From 16 Years of Homeschooling

Filed in Education by on August 5, 2013 15 Comments
A Few Things I’ve Learned From 16 Years of Homeschooling

By Natalie Klejwa, Editress of Visionary Womanhood This month (August 2013) we’re going to focus on home education. To kick us off, I thought I’d share a mish mash of things I’ve had to learn (sometimes the hard way) over my own 16 years of homeschooling, because folks, I have finally arrived at homeschool nirvana. […]

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Our First Day of School with Nine Kids

Filed in Education by on September 14, 2012 0 Comments
Our First Day of School with Nine Kids

The writers over at Keeper of the Home are sharing “A Day in My Life.”  Today it’s my turn!  If you’d like to be a bug on the wall and find out how the first day of school went for our family, hop over to Keeper!

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You Can Do It Too! 25 Homeschooling Families Share Their Stories

Filed in Book Reviews, Education by on August 23, 2012 0 Comments
You Can Do It Too! 25 Homeschooling Families Share Their Stories

What could be more appropriate during our month’s focus on home education, than a brand new eBook about it? Introducing You Can Do It Too: 25 Homeschool Families Share Their Stories.  You might recognize some of the women (oh wait…there’s a guy in there too!) who contributed to this project.  (Hint: three of them are […]

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Demystifying the Institute for Excellence in Writing

Filed in Education by on August 17, 2012 17 Comments
Demystifying the Institute for Excellence in Writing

By Natalie Klejwa, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) Home educating mothers tend to be overwhelmed by two subjects in particular.  Science and writing.  OK.  Upper level math too.  Since I’m not much of a left-brained gal, I won’t be writing any posts about dead animal dissections or the wonders of […]

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