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Today’s world is fast. We’re not just talking about cars or internet speeds. Everything seems to be moving at a rapid-fire pace, including the educational landscape. Students are expected to master concepts immediately, becoming proficient writers with just basic lessons. That’s simply not realistic. Passionate learners need more than the bare bones of education and…
On August 1, the 2019-2020 Scoring Service begins! In this service, we assist homeschool families in grading the writing of their middle school and high school students. The Scoring Service has grown from one scorer to five in the last four years, and our customer base has tripled! As we have expanded and adapted, we’ve…
Story time! Growing up, I was homeschooled from 2nd grade through 12th grade. When I was twelve years old, my mother had her third child and only son, Elijah. I had always wanted a little brother, so from the very beginning, I had a special love for the little guy. Being so much older than…
“But When Will I Use This in Real Life?”: Why Writing Matters After Homeschool Summertime (when the living is easy) is an excellent span in which to reflect on the past year of schooling and the coming year as well. What subjects were successfully learned? Which topics caused troubles and struggles? If your homeschool…
Whenever someone asks me what I do, and I tell them I’m a curriculum creator, they immediately respond with, “Oh, cool. Wait, what does that mean?” “You know those workbooks you had as a kid that would tell you to find all of the nouns in a paragraph or whatever? I write those.” “Wait, that’s…
I was in the midst of deep conversation about the state of modern politics with a relative (a very intelligent and well-educated relative) when it came out of nowhere. A single word which sent shivers up my spine, turned my hands to fists, and completely derailed my focus on the conversation. The word? Irregardless. Now,…
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