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Who Will Teach These Children

Sunday, 27 August 2017 by TOSBlog

10 Reasons Why You Should Homeschool Your Children

Is our culture becoming ethically better or morally worse? What would it take to bring true positive change into our future? The solution lies in my home and yours: our very own children are the answer to this ancient problem. The cultural elite know this fact; therefore, everyone and their Uncle want a hand

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Navigating the Bookend Years of Homeschooling

Saturday, 26 August 2017 by TOSBlog

How to Start and Finish Homeschool the Right Way

“If we dare to be different and persevere in our homeschooling, we can provide our children with rich educational experiences and hope for the future.” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. My friend, who was into the seventh month of her pregnancy, had camped out all night. Why? To make sure her child

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The Power of Penmanship

Friday, 25 August 2017 by TOSBlog

how to make handwriting an engaging activity

Penmanship can be seen as a follow-the-bouncing-ball mindless activity where children learn the basic strokes of the alphabet. You demonstrate how to make the smalls and caps of the letter “a,” for example. Show kids the method to write the letters and give practice drills so they will get it right. Penmanship, in this

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Finding Joy in Math

Thursday, 24 August 2017 by TOSBlog

$How to make math fun$

Finding joy . . . in math? Some of you reading that may wonder how that’s possible. I know math often comes across as a very dry, frustrating subject filled with apparently meaningless rules. But when we look past those rules and really understand math’s purpose, math comes across in a completely different light.