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Traveling and Teens Redux
Several of our teen homeschoolers and homeschool grads spent summer 2017 and summer 2018 in Scotland. While complications and COVID kept us away for 2019, 2020, and 2021, the idea is in the air to head back to teen trips as soon as the world reopens! Plans may include Scotland again, with more of a…
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COLLEGE PREPAREDNESS 101
What is plagiarism? What is academic dishonesty? What is FERPA? How do you cite sources, and what is the difference between MLA, APA, and Chicago? What is a peer reviewed source, and where do you find them? How much math will you need? Will your IEP count in college? What if you need more accommodations?…
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Spring!
Spring is here! The 2020-21 classes continue in April, so if you’re interested in joining us, just send an email!
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Remembering Phillis Wheatley
How do we remember Phillis Wheatley? Wheatley lived several distinct lives. She was abducted from what we would consider Gambia today, and brought to America without her family. Her front teeth had not yet grown in. At around age 20, her owners emancipated her not out of a moral demand, but due to her success.…
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Wrapping up 2020 and the ZOOM transition
I’m wrapping up the 2020 “school” year, and what did these kids learn, even though it was through Zoom? -How to discuss ideas when the point of view is different from their own -that teens can be trusted to explore their educational goals and needs -Practical legal terms in the realm of justice and injustice,…
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Thoughts about our teens…
Reflecting on today, and teaching in the homeschool community today. When I started to organize CONTROVERSIES, we were deep in the Obama years. Not everyone liked or agreed with Obama, but debates and discussions happened fairly. Then came Trump, and the mood shifted. Students still kept their minds open, their mouths running (in a positive…
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And here we go!
Classes are in session! We miss our museums and in person meetings, but excited about safely exploring examples of social justice, getting the balanced story of history (even though it can be difficult), reading great books, exploring powerful artworks, considering issues of injustice, finding interconnections far beyond just STEM, analyzing the power of revolution, and…
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ONE DAY CLASS: Diseases, Death and Public Health Disasters (and Successes!) in History
ONE DAY CLASS next week: Diseases, Death, and Public Health Disasters (and Successes) in History !I’m excited to offer a ONE DAY CLASS based on some of the CATASTROPHES class topics my class studied this summer, and some that we will continue studying in my fall class on History and Science Interconnections. We will consider…
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Beyond Star Wars One Day Class!
New section for TWEENS added next week! Wednesday, August 12 4-5:30 pm! Attention Star Wars teen fans! Interested in a One Day class (online) that discusses the historical, anthropological, and philosophical background to Star Wars? By request, I am offering a reboot to the museum-based class I designed in 2016. Star Wars fans, Star Wars haters, history fans, bored…
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What’s Going On Right Now
We are watching a revolution taking place right now, a very overdue revolution. I have experienced police abuse of power firsthand. The issues which came to a tipping point after the tragic death of George Floyd are not new, and they are not isolated. They are the result of hundreds of years of oppression, and…
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