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Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Linkedin Homeschooling has received high marks…when parents provided structured lessons Are homeschooled students good students? When the topic comes up in conversation, people often cite studies showing that homeschoolers score higher on standardized tests. For instance, Eric Rudner analyzed the test scores of over 20,000 American homeschooled students and found them … Continue reading
Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Linkedin This preschool science experiment is designed for kids who have already had experience playing with mud — both mixing mud and drying out mud. For best results, try this experiment after your child has explored the properties of dirt and mud. Materials Multiple dirt samples (sand, topsoil, dirt-and-gravel, etc.) Dried … Continue reading
Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Linkedin Everyone has heard about the perils of the high-fat, high starch, low-fiber diet common throughout the affluent, industrialized world. So shouldn’t we steer our families toward a more “natural” diet? Eat the way we were meant to eat. Eat like our hunter-gatherer ancestors and enjoy better health. It’s not a … Continue reading