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Education
Adjusting to High School
High school is a very important stepping stone prior to college. Today’s youth needs to be prepared for the future and competing job market. The choices they make today will impact the rest of their life and that of their potential spouse and children. There’s no time to think like a kid, they have to develop adult mindsets much sooner than we did. 
It's Dr. Seuss Month!
To those of us who cut our teeth on Green Eggs and Ham, Dr. Seuss will always be near and dear to our hearts. Share the joy of reading these silly but oh, so fun stories with your children this month!
Educate Yourself on the Pros and Cons of Home Schooling
What does Thomas Edison, one of the country's greatest and most prolific inventors, have in common with 1.1 million U.S. children today? Edison was home schooled, the process by which children are educated at home rather than at a public or private school. While all states have compulsory education laws which demand children attend school for a set minimum number of hours and days per year, the reasons why parents would choose to home school their child are as varied as Edison's inventions.
Kids' Brains Need Back-to-School Warm-Up
Parents helping a child prepare for that first post-summer-vacation reading quiz often find themselves wondering if he has forgotten everything he learned the year before. Research shows that the "summer brain-drain" phenomenon is no figment of the imagination. Over summer vacation, children can forget more than two months worth of school instruction.
Back to School: School Supplies-What to Consider
It is an annual tradition for students and their parents to head to the school supply stores each September just before school starts up for the fall semester. About this time, stores and papers publish slews of coupons that are intended to help alleviate the costly burden of school supplies.
Focus is Key to Success in School
For many kids, staying focused and paying attention in school is a challenge. Trying to keep kids on task and engaged can be a never-ending quest for teachers and parents as well. Changing habits or behaviors is difficult; wanting to change and being able to change are two different things, especially for children, who have good intentions but short attention spans.
Homeschool Curriculum Choices
When your family is new to home schooling the decisions and choices you'll need to make can seem overwhelming. For many families the first struggle was the choice to home school in the first place. Once a family has made this commitment, it is on to how to choose a curriculum. Most families want to make sure that all the fundamentals are covered while allowing their children to advance where needed and spend more time on difficult areas when necessary.
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