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So I read a blog this morning by the title "Teach Your Children...Or Someone Else Will" by Michelle Horstman. The basic idea is that most Professors are crazy-liberal in their thinking,

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What Can We Learn from A Public School President Who Says He Cannot Write a Sentence?

Detroit Public Schools (DPS) president, Otis Mathis, admits he can’t write a coherent sentence. He further argues that he is a role model as a leader who can’t write. He’s

Myth: Grammar Study Makes Your Child a Better Writer

In a recent conversation about grammar and writing, I made the following point. Hope it is helpful.Often I hear it posed that ‘grammar study is useful’— and, the reason they

How to Homeschool Start to Finish Videos (The Lybrands)

How to Homeschool Start to Finish Videos Fred & Jody Lybrand UPDATE: Here's the First Video: Start to Finish HERE'S THE LINK TO SIGN UP AND SEE All 5 Videos: Sign Up Here

How to Teach Children to Edit Their Own Papers

Think about editing for a moment. All it involves is going back through something written and looking for two things: 1. Any mistakes in spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc. 2. Any ways to say

The Importance of Feedback in Teaching Children to Write

I want to encourage everyone to avoid underestimating the value of feedback in learning anything (especially writing). It is so important that you can simply rest on the fact that

SAT Grammar Secret

Here's a posted conversation that may help:Great question about the SAT.The SAT is timed, so no one is going to operate effectively by recalling and applying a matrix of rules.

How to Help Your Child Think Up What to Write

The following was my response to an inquiry about a child who doesn't know what to write during the writing part of the homeschool day. Even though we don't yet know

Consistent as a Parent? Ha!

From my book...The Absolute Quickest Way to Help Your Child Change I have a problem with being consistent, and sometimes it's just because I am too tired. How can I overcome

My son rarely talks, how can he write?

Re: My son rarely talks: how can he write? Here's a note I got on this subject: Dear Fred, My 10 Y.O. son is very quiet and has trouble saying or explaining

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