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Asynchronous development (not your typical shell collector) (

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I’ve been thinking about asynchronous development lately. Last week, we were on vacation. While at the beach one afternoon, the kids were busy collecting various shells. Suddenly… “Dad! Doesn’t this shell look just like the Leaning Tower of Pisa?!” Schizz and I could see the resemblance. I really would love to see the world through those big…

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Just let them read books

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I wanted to share a favorite blog post of mine, Just Let Them Read Books by Jen Marten: http://teachfromtheheart.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/just-let-them-read-books/ I whole-heartedly subscribe to the author’s approach to reading. All year, Leo’s teachers insisted that his reading abilities hovered around the second grade level (outside testing would later show they were almost 6th grade). Yet, at…

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THIS.

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A million, billion, trillion, quadrillion times this: http://thoughtcatalog.com/amanda-mancino/2014/06/how-does-an-island-feel-raising-gifted-children-in-a-world-that-turns-its-back/ “…didn’t have the have the heart to make him march with the band. I kept him home.” This article popped up on my newsfeed today. I read it, I cried, and then I proceeded to read it three more times before printing it to keep for always….

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Notes, notes, notes…

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Notes, notes, notes! I *love* finding kid notes in Leo’s room. Kid notes are the best. They never disappoint. What about you guys? What funny kid notes have you discovered recently? Share here! *** If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it. ~Toni…

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Suddenly, Unexpectedly Homeschooling (“You’re gonna WHAT?!”)

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“You’re gonna WHAT?!?” I am going to homeschool next year. I am suddenly, unexpectedly homeschooling. If you had told me this two years ago, I would have burst out laughing. I am an educator, a former public school employee, and a public school advocate. I believe in public schools.So… what happened? The short answer is that we…

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Our bus stop conversation this morning…

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Kids say the darndest things, don’t they? I love to write down these quotes to save for later. What a dreary, gross day! As we are waiting for the bus, Leo asked, “Mum, did you know that fog is really just a stratus cloud close to the ground?”  

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