Tag Archives for " Core Phase "
November 20, 2015
- in Articles , Home Management , Homeschool , Lost Arts , Train Up a Child by Donna Goff
The Remedy to Chore Wars?
What pulled me out of Chore Wars? I read an article on family work. At first, I looked at the article and translated family chores as doing family work and patted myself on the back and thought, “we do family work.” Several months later, in our mother’s book group, call “Side-Tracked Home Educators, ” we […]
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November 19, 2015
- in Articles , Home Management , Homeschool , Lost Arts , Train Up a Child by Donna Goff
Are You Stuck in Chore Wars?
I was once stuck in “Chore Wars.” What are Chore Wars? Chore Wars move from assigning (and expecting), to bribing a child with rewards, to nagging a child to work, and then to threatening a child with loss of reward, loss of privilege, or punishment. This happens when children are not developmentally ready for self-directed, […]
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October 24, 2015
- in Articles , Home Management , Homeschool , Lost Arts , Train Up a Child by Donna Goff
Dad, 3 Ways You Can Bless Your Homeschooled Children
Dad, you are so important in the lives of their wife and children!Many dads just feel that they are little more than a pay check to their family. It does not have to be this way. You can change this!!! Work done away from home, in a career can be exhausting, as can work in […]
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August 3, 2015
- in Articles , Homeschool by Donna
When do you stop? (Exploratory Learning)
This query was posted recently on TJEd Muse on yahoo. I thought I would give my answer here.Questions are in italics. For those unfamiliar with Thomas Jefferson Education aka Leadership education, I suggest two good books: A Thomas Jefferson Education Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-First Century by Oliver Van Demille Leadership Education: […]
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July 29, 2015
- in Articles , Homeschool by Donna
How do I Get Started in Leadership Education?
This was a question posed on TJEdMuse, a yahoo group: " I am reading the books now for how to best implement TJEd [Thomas Jefferson Education]in our home. Our oldest is 12 and has expressed a desire to try for one of the military academies. We're clearly past Core with him and I suppose past […]
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June 22, 2015
- in Articles , Homeschool , Power of an Hour by Donna
Can Power of an Hour be Used to Homeschool?
Moms, are you overwhelmed with trying to teach children in different ages?Are you tired of spending time preparing, when you would rather spend the time with your children?Do you need a curriculum that is easy to use?Are you struggling with establishing consistency in structuring your learning time in home school?Do you need something that is […]
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June 17, 2015
- in Articles , Homeschool by Donna
Transitioning from Public School
Are you just beginning the homeschool journey? Do you have teens or children with attitude and educational issues…? Are you wondering where to start and how to overcome these difficulties? Recently, I read this in an online forum and decided to address this here. "Our first day of homeschool is tomorrow. I have a 12 […]
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June 8, 2015
- in Articles , Home Management , Homeschool , Lost Arts by Donna
Children Two through Four- What should I be Focusing on?
I am a member of a yahoo group where this question was recently posted. I thought I would answer it here. "I am wondering if some of you could share the things you've done with your toddlers/preschool age children. My daughter turned 2 in June and up to this point we have never had a set […]
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