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Independence Day

O! say can you see by the dawn’s early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming.
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming.
And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, […]

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We’re All Home Schoolers

Today’s homes are if anything even more important in the educational ecosystem of most Americans.

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The Learning Lifestyle and the Web of Ideas

Over time, I learned that we could study any number of topics without weariness if we did two essential things:

Eliminate busywork
Live a learning lifestyle

Find out what that means at Janice Campbell: The Overstuffed School Schedule vs. The Learning Lifestyle. While you’re there, take time to follow the link to The Core Curriculum Teaches Connections:
I first discovered the web of […]

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Black History in June

Celebrating Juneteenth and Loving Day: freedom marches on.

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The Heart of Father’s Day

Fathers are parents as well; we deal with those who are tender, and weak, and unprepared. Our strength is employed to their good and enjoyed in their company. That is the true heart of a father. It is a context of relationship changes everything.

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The Library Has Landed! Phoenix Takes Books to Mars

Human interactions with the Red Planet have long been a blend of wonder, science, imagination, fear, longing & engineering. In honor of this interplay, The Planetary Society has placed a DVD among the scientific instruments on board the Phoenix Lander that touched down on the Martian south pole this last memorial day. And it carries books.

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A Modest Proposal

It held the title of “most e-mailed story” at the New York Times for most of the day on Tuesday, but is that really how you would want to recommend these books to your spouse?
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