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Hypotheticals and Homeschooling (Crap Happens)
Here’s a simple truth: Worry is not the same as critical thinking. As with many things, hypotheticals are not bad in and of themselves. It’s why and how we spend time thinking in the hypot… more »
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Hypotheticals and Homeschooling (Crap Happens)
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 1 week ago: Here’s a simple truth: Worry is not the same as critical thinking. As with many things, hypoth … more »
The Library Isn't Just for Books
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 2 weeks ago: As you know, homeschoolers love libraries. I have yet to meet a homeschooler that says, “eh, l … more »
Perfect Homeschooling, Curriculum Choice, and Regretting Decisions
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 2 months ago: A new homeschooling mom on our local list had some questions about tutors, curriculum, and generally … more »
Cameron's New Desk
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 4 months ago: We bought Cameron a new desk. Doesn’t that sound so “home-schooly?” Well, this des … more »
Fearless Homeschooling in Times of Stress
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 4 months ago: “We are disturbed not by events, but by the views which we take of them.” - Epictetus, 1 … more »
The Search for Homeschool Curriculum
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 4 months ago: Little do people know that when they are on the search for homeschool curriculum, what they are look … more »
Homeschool Teacher Training
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 5 months ago: Recently, I was in a conversation where a homeschooling mom wanted to start a homeschool teacher tra … more »
5 Ways to Get Organized, Deschooling Style
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 5 months ago: Raise your hand if you think one of the benefits of school is it keeps us organized. If you raised y … more »
5 Homeschool Must-haves for 2008
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 6 months ago: I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. But I do like to reassess my life and make adjustment … more »
Video Games Are Not the Issue
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 6 months ago: Did your kids get a video game system for the holidays? Did they spend hours and hours playing those … more »
Do You Have a Homeschooling Question?
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 7 months ago: I’ve added a link in the side bar. If you ask a question, I’ll answer on the blog. Once … more »
Not All Homeschoolers Support Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 7 months ago: Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee have been in the news quite a bit, pandering appealing to homeschoolers. … more »
Homeschooling on Metafilter Garners Positive Response
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 7 months ago: My husband reads Metafilter like my dad used to read the paper. Today, my husband forwarded this lin … more »
Three Tenets to Homeschool By
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 7 months ago: 1. Everyone is a genius in their own right. Great mathematicians and artists are not the only gifted … more »
Putting Homeschooling Gurus on a Pedestal
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 7 months ago: I have many things I’d like to say on this matter. But I’m having a hard time putting it … more »
More About not Needing Teachers to Learn, or, Why a Degree Doesn't Matter in Homeschooling
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 8 months ago: Timothy Power, I like your style. What a rockin’ explanation of why teachers with a mazillion … more »
Questions About Homeschooling and Learning Without School
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 8 months ago: LifeWithoutSchool put up a new page yesterday that addresses questions people have asked the writers … more »
Tips and Tricks for Encourging Enthusiam and Motivation in Homeschooling
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 8 months ago: What do we do if our kids are unmotivated, or they’ve lost excitement about homeschooling? Her … more »
What If Something Doesn't Work?
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Tammy Takahashi wrote 9 months ago: This post was inspired by a post by Sheri and Matteroffaith. Moving mid-stream from the government m … more »
