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If you’ve been following this 12-part series on Radically Intentional Parenting, you know we’re talking about issues in a chronological order as much as possible. That is, we’re addresses topics as they most likely come to you. Part 1 was an introduction. Then in parts 2 through 11, we covered church, meal times, discipline, family size, K12 Education, extra-curr. activities, sleepovers, fashion statements, media/screens/internet, and finally dating, courting, and marriage prep. Today in part 12, We wrap it all up with a summary and conclusion.
In December 2020, a story reported that every student in the Durham, North Carolina, public schools would receive an A on their annual end-of-year exams because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Grade inflation is already a widely known fact, but what are the implications? And more directly to our homeschooling audience, what’s the take-away for families that are educating their kids at home?
This year—in 2021—we want to invite you to join us in a new prayer initiative. Each month we’re going to focus on one specific prayer for the homeschooling community and the movement we represent collectively. Today we’re going to look at the 5th item on our new list of 10: That families will be able to say they had awesome homeschool experiences. Better than they ever imagined.
This episode is a devotional based on Jeremiah 33:3.
This month, on May 19, we celebrated the graduation of our son Joseph. He is the sixth one of our seven kids to graduate from the Carman Family Home School. In this episode, we want to share some of our memories of graduations past, our joys of graduations present, and our hope for graduations to come.
This year Apologia is launching a brand new Bible curriculum titled The Word in Motion. And our very own Rachael Carman is the author. Today, we want to share some details about how it works and what you can expect, and news about how you can find out more and order a copy for your family.
This year Apologia is launching a brand new Bible curriculum titled The Word in Motion. And our very own Rachael Carman is the author. Today, we want to share the history behind the making of this new resource.
During the summer of 2020, the team at Apologia prayed every day for the homeschooling movement. At the time there were millions of families who were seriously considering whether or not to jump into the deep end of the pool and start their own homeschooling journey. This year—in 2021—we want to invite you to join us in a new prayer initiative. Each month we’re going to focus on one specific prayer for the homeschooling community and the movement we represent collectively. Today we’re going to look at the 4th item on our new list: That kids will love learning and be able to say “I love homeschool.”
If you’ve been following this 12-part series on Radically Intentional Parenting, you know we’re talking about issues in a chronological order as much as possible. That is, we’re addresses topics as they most likely come to you. Part 1 was an introduction. Then in parts 2 through 10, we covered church, meal times, discipline, family size, K12 Education, extra-curr. activities, sleepovers, fashion statements, and media/screens/internet. Today in part 11, we discuss the help you can give your kids in navigating the dating, courting, and marriage prep scene.
We listen to the Matt Walsh show. He has a segment where he cancels someone or something. In January he cancelled a mom who recorded her parenting crisis, then posted it for the world to see. We want to add our commentary and elaborate on some of the points he made that we believe are worth reiterating and looking at real close.
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