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Strengths-Based vs. Weakness-Based Education

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What is meant by strengths-based education? I feel it might be advantageous to start with what is a weakness-based model. Most mass institutions of learning (such as public school) are weakness-based models. This model starts with a prescribed scope and … Continue reading

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There are no Educational Emergencies

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My most popular conference workshop is the one I entitle “Understanding Your Right-Brained Child” where I share what type of learner this is and within what learning time frame they easily advance, and with what style of learning they flourish. … Continue reading

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The Snake Lesson

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I was prompted to recall some time ago the lessons I learned from my firstborn son the first year we began to homeschool. Don’t we all have these? One of my two most important lessons I learned was the snake … Continue reading

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Putting Trust in Learning … and Raising Bunnies

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A couple weeks ago, our family spontaneously decided to adopt two bunnies from a homeschooling family looking to place their rabbits. It was so spontaneous, that I didn’t think to ask the sex of the rabbits until we were picking … Continue reading

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The Middle School Teen Brain Shift

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As parents, most of us have heard that the middle school years are filled with teenaged angst and struggle. Middle schools are notorious for being the place no one wants to send their child. Why is that? The answer is … Continue reading