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HS 076: 6 Ways to Help Your Child Overcome the Fear of Failure by Alexandra Eidens Oct 06, 2017

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As a teacher, I've noticed one factor that consistently holds students back in the classroom: fear of failure. When my students are afraid to fail, they typically respond to challenges in one of two ways.

HS 075: How Technology Can Enhance Your Morning Time by Pam Barnhill Sep 29, 2017

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It almost seems incongruous. Morning Time, the bastion of great literature, beautiful music, truth, goodness, beauty… and high-tech gadgets?

But, oh mama, it is true. There are ways moving into the 21st century can enhance the Morning Time habit you are building in your family. Here are three ways some easy Amazon purchases can make your Morning Time better.

Listen or read more at https://edsnapshots.com/technology-morning-time/

HS 074: 8 Ways to Hold Your Independent Learners Accountable Sep 22, 2017

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As homeschoolers, we all know the value of teaching our kids how to become independent learners. We work hard to pass the mantle of teacher from ourselves to our students. And we thrill as we see them picking up this mantle and running with it.

They are checking items off their lists, reading books, doing research, and filling their minds with lots of amazing information about science, history, geography, and more. Or are they?

What if your independent learners aren't learning at all? What if they're breezing through their work in order to get to free time? What if they're skimming through the books? What if they're killing time and not really learning what they say they are?

Listen or read the rest at https://www.homeschool-your-boys.com/independent-learners-accountable/

HS 073: Secrets about Schedules by Mystie Winckler Sep 15, 2017

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Does the word schedule make you break out in hives? Do you picture yourself harried and deflated at the end of a day on a schedule? Maybe for you, like me, that's a vivid memory, not a theoretical picture.

There's a lot of visceral reaction against schedules in the homeschool world, and I totally get why. I mean, can I schedule diaper blowouts and my doorbell ringing and the toddler pulling an open bag of powdered sugar onto herself? Where does that go in the schedule?

Listen or read more at https://www.simplyconvivial.com/2017/sc034

HS 072: Your Biggest Read Aloud Mistake by Pam Barnhill Sep 08, 2017

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When she was six, my daughter told me she didn't want to learn to read because then I might stop reading to her. Nothing could be further from the truth, but then six-year-olds aren't known for their logic, are they?

Lucky for her it wasn't too long after that I stumbled upon Andrew Pudewa's talk, Nurturing Competent Communicators.

Listen or read more at https://edsnapshots.com/read-aloud-mistake/

HS 071: Innovative Homeschooling: Let's Talk Literature by Mary Wilson Sep 01, 2017

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Homeschooling parents love literature lists. love. love. love.

Quality literature is an important part of our homeschools. Historical fiction. Classics. Biographies. Non-fiction. The list goes on. and on. and on. Till we finally narrow down the titles we will attack for the school year.

HS 070: To the Homeschool Mom with the Middle Schooler by Tonia Lyons Aug 25, 2017

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Homeschooling a middle school kid? We are and, I'll be honest, it's been a bit of a roller coaster. This letter I'm writing is really to myself - reminding me that these years are just as precious and probably even more important than our early homeschooling years.

HS 069: Dear Self: Why You Stink at Homeschool Consistency by Pam Barnhill Aug 18, 2017

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Dear Self,

I am here today with some tough love.

Because I do love you, and I know this homeschooling your kids thing is important to you. And yet, you struggle with homeschooling consistently.

Often.

Listen or read more at https://edsnapshots.com/homeschool-consistency/

HS 068: Why I Need A Scheduled Routine by Dawn Garrett Aug 10, 2017

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There's this false dichotomy that pops up in the homeschool world. "You shouldn't have a schedule, you should have a routine." It sounds all well and good, a wonderful idea for folks who have an established routine or are not easily distracted.

Not so for many of us. Not so for me.

HS 067: Homeschooling, Seriously Aug 04, 2017

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* Contains Christian content "My child will never have a job where he needs to know algebra. We're just teaching consumer math and being done with it." "I know God isn't preparing my child for college, so I don't plan to worry too much about high school requirements." "As long as my kids know the Lord, the rest of it doesn't really matter." "Neither my high school children or I are interested in history. I think we're just going to do a quick lapbook (*written for elementary students) and count it as a credit." "My kids give me so much grief about science that I've decided to stop teaching it for now. It's just too hard to fight them." "I know I need to get more serious about school, but ball practice two mornings a week, ball games at least one or two nights a week and co-op classes on Monday afternoons are really messing up my schedule. We're trying to fit school in, but we're so behind." "God will fill in the gaps." Above are actual comments I have heard within the last four months. They concern me. Read the rest here: https://ourjourneywestward.com/homeschooling-seriously/

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