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	<description>Who is learning, the kids, or Mom? Life and homeschool in a snow-belt city.</description>
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		<title>Life Throws us a Curve Ball</title>
		<link>http://theeducationofmom.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/life-throws-us-a-curve-ball/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My son flunked out of high school in spectacular fashion because he simply did not want to be there. ANYWAY &#8211; the last thing he or I wanted to do was try homeschooling high school. I have a math disability &#8230; <a href="http://theeducationofmom.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/life-throws-us-a-curve-ball/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theeducationofmom.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4977463&amp;post=283&amp;subd=theeducationofmom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Long Break</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 16:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a long break from homeschooling I am back. Public high school just isn&#8217;t working for my son. So this week we enrolled him in The Laurel Springs School, an accredited online high school. I will be letting you know how it &#8230; <a href="http://theeducationofmom.wordpress.com/2011/05/08/a-long-break/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theeducationofmom.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4977463&amp;post=280&amp;subd=theeducationofmom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m So Sick of the Pundits and Radio Show Hosts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is rant-worthy. Some parents are afraid of what our sitting president may say to schoolchildren across the nation. He is to give a speech on the topics of education and personal goals and some parents are afraid their precious, easily indoctrinated children will be damaged by the content of this speech.  <a href="http://theeducationofmom.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/im-so-sick-of-the-pundits-and-radio-show-hosts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theeducationofmom.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4977463&amp;post=273&amp;subd=theeducationofmom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Been a Long Time Coming</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, I'm back to posting. It's like back-to-school. Daughter is doing 8th grade in a private school - Son is doing 8th grade in an urban K-8 public school. Different strokes for different kids.  <a href="http://theeducationofmom.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/its-been-a-long-time-coming/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theeducationofmom.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4977463&amp;post=270&amp;subd=theeducationofmom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Back to School</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 16:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to a number of factors too exhausting to list my son re-entered public school this week. 

We have hopes for this program. Unlike the school he was in previously, this school uses a block schedule. A block schedule is one in which the child has his core classes 2 -3 times per week on alternating days. The classes are 80 minutes instead of 40 minutes. 
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		<title>Resource and Resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We've discovered some more great resources along the way. I purchased a copy of Joy Hakim's book "A History of US, The New Nation 1789-1850." I can see why it has won awards. It tells history as what it is, a story, instead of a bunch of facts.  <a href="http://theeducationofmom.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/resource-and-resources/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theeducationofmom.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4977463&amp;post=261&amp;subd=theeducationofmom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Improve Reading Scores</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had to post this link to this story by E.D Hirsch Jr. in the NY Times Op/Ed section today. As the mother of two children, neither of whom is an outstanding reader, this makes so much sense to me.  <a href="http://theeducationofmom.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/how-to-improve-reading-scores/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theeducationofmom.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4977463&amp;post=259&amp;subd=theeducationofmom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've been asked about the changes in my son's IEP and why the school did not catch things earlier (they actually did) . . . SO. . . lets give a timeline.

We adopted my children from Russia when they were toddlers. They displayed no outward signs of FASD and in fact were pronounced healthy by Dr. Jane Aronson, a famous adoption specialist. 
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		<title>Homeschooling in the Ski Lodge</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The kids are on Winter break this week. There has been skiing, socializing, organizing and laziness but no time to write posts! Still, teaching opportunities present themselves. 

Anyway, my point is - when you teach something you find out just how much you know about the subject and it's usually more than you think. 


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		<title>Sea Change at the IEP Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We went to my son's triennial IEP meeting. Present were me, hubby, resource and speech teachers, school psychologist and district people. It was startling to say the least.  <a href="http://theeducationofmom.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/sea-change-at-the-iep-meeting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theeducationofmom.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4977463&amp;post=246&amp;subd=theeducationofmom&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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