Announcement for 2019-2020

Last week, I suggested that based on your child’s achievement test report, it might be time to change up the curriculum you’re using.  If you liked my suggestion and plan to do this, it’s likely that sometime in the first month of new school year you’ll be second guessing yourself about your new purchase. Here’s…

If you want to opt out of the standard achievement test requirement for home schoolers because you suspect your child has a learning disability, here are the steps: Get a diagnosis. Awareness that your student seems to have difficulty in processing information, in expressing themselves verbally or in writing, reverses letters or numbers, or is…

The words open and closed, are descriptive of the way students often see themselves and approach difficulties.  Closed: “I’m not good at math.”  “I’ll never understand this!” “I’ll never improve.”  Open: “OK, I’ll try this.” “I’ll ask questions if I don’t understand.” “I’m determined to get it even if it takes many ‘do-overs’.”   What’s behind both kinds of thinking…

This is the first day of school for many as we enter 2021. The first third of the school year is over. Christmas, in spite of Covid, provided a nice break.  But, the break is over and it’s time to get back to work.  Did you make the progress you hoped for? If you’re like most of…

Hello Home School Families, In a previous email I mentioned we’d be posting on-site group testing opportunities once we determined interest and facility availability. They’re going up today, Monday, April 12.   Here they are:   Gathering rules relative to Covid may vary from location to location as the governor relaxes or tightens meeting standards in each…