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Prepare Your Student for the Office with SchoolhouseTeachers.com

Friday, 01 November 2019 by TOSBlog

To help make sure my teens are prepared for the business world, I like to read business and finance blogs. I also interview business owners and consultants. One of the common themes is the lack of work ethic and basic office skills among many young people entering the work force. As homeschoolers, we can

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5 Lessons from the Orchard

Wednesday, 30 October 2019 by TOSBlog

Going to the apple orchard is a yearly pilgrimage in our household. It just doesn’t feel like fall without that first bite of golden sweetness. But going to the orchard can become a drudgery if plans are loosely made. Before you know it, you’ve spent the entire week’s grocery budget on apples and another

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Technology (or Not!) and Interest-Based Learning

Tuesday, 29 October 2019 by TOSBlog

iPads, laptops, and the dawn of YouTube… let’s face it: our kids are bombarded with technology today. Many of us are guilty of the same technologically-driven pleasures of screen time and visual input. Whether it’s the ding! of a new email or the clang! of the alarm app, our lives are permeated with the need to connect

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Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Should You Be a Referee or a Trainer?

Monday, 28 October 2019 by TOSBlog

Do your kids squabble? Does it drive you bananas when they fight, non-stop? When they were babies, I just couldn’t wait for them to be big enough to interact and play with their older siblings. It would be so cute! They’d be best friends, and love each other, get along famously, and the older