Something we sometimes miss in education is HOW to study SMARTER rather than harder. I know for me, I’ve heard tips here and there through my life, but I never had a cohesive method of learning how to study. Nor did I have a plan for teaching this to my kids. Along came the review for the Victus Study Skills…
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There was an accident yesterday that backed traffic up by about 14 miles. We headed home on the Washington side of the river until we could cross back over on the other side of the backup. I’ve never been this way, and the drive was beautiful. At one point, we had to pull over for a conference call, and I…
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Media Talk 101 sent me a copy of their DVD documentary, Captivated: finding freedom in a media captive culture. The documentary was made for adults, but is suitable, and I believe beneficial, for family viewing. The documentary itself is about 107 minutes with over two hours of extra material such as the movie trailer, Gospel for Asia promo, extended interviews…
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Spelling You See is a brand new curriculum from the Math-U-See company. I’ve used Math-U-See for years, so I was intrigued when I saw this spelling program. I received a PDF version of Jack and Jill (Level B) for reviewing purposes, however, the actual product comes in physical book form. Spelling You See is geared for elementary aged students, but…
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I watched Frozen with my kids during Thanksgiving holidays. I LOVED it. I loved the positive message about True Love being sacrificial rather than romantic. The movie was refreshing, and had some great teachable moments. The sisters loved each other; tried to protect and care for each other. They made wrong choices, but ultimately, they sorted things out. So imagine…
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