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By Venice Buhain In a one-room schoolhouse that used to be a garage named after a dog called Gus, the eight students at Madrona Village School discussed plans on how to free an elephant from a fenced enclosure. Eight second and third grade students were in deep discussion over their hand-drawn plans of various simple machines. “I used an inclined plane,” third-grader Grant Thompson told teacher Lindsay Eicher, demonstrating how the elephant would walk up and down a ramp to find its freedom. The private independent school was founded in the midst of the pandemic, as statewide public K-12 enrollment...

If you listen very carefully, you can hear what one likely future for school vouchers will be.New Hampshire, in particular, seems to have leapfrogged over other voucher states to come that much closer to the end game. Nationally, Libertarian-leaning folks make the case that choice is good for its own sake, that the moral imperative to give people school choice outweighs any potential down side. But in New Hampshire,  in a Libertarian Institute podcast, Free State board member Jeremy Kaufman explained that school choice and vouchers are just "a stepping stone towards reducing or eliminating state involvement in schools." But that's...

Organize with a Lazy Susan. Do you have an awkward corner that you just can’t seem to keep organized? Perhaps you have a little too much clutter on a particular surface, but you still need everything within easy reach. Either way, a Lazy Susan can be the answer to your problems. These handy little turntables can help you organize and make sense out of tight spaces while still keeping your items within reach. Here are 15 clever ideas for using Lazy Susans in your home. Clever Ways To Get Organized With Lazy Susans Lazy Susan Hacks For Your Everyday Organization...

Our family is still raising funds for our friend Claudia’s Charlotte Mason-inspired school in Romania, and we’d love to have you join us; find all the details here! Weekend homeschool links: How to Work From Home With Kids (And Still Like Each Other Afterwards) Why Community Is So Important For Gifted And Twice Exceptional Kids Fairy Tales with a Twist (a fun list to use for library exploring this summer!) Worried About Finishing the School Year? Free Online Curriculum for Grades 1-8 Books and Movies to Inspire Boys and Give Them Courage 7 years ago on the blog: 5 things...

.wp-block-image img {max-width: 100%;} img {height: auto;} Day 5: LAST DAY Annual Sale & Giveaway is a post from Confessions of a Homeschooler. If you’ve enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Erica on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest! Also be sure to stop by her Community to join the discussion or her Store to see her latest items! Welcome to Day 5 of my annual Homeschool Curriculum & Quilt Pattern Sale!! Everything in the store is 30% off, and if you purchase two or more qualifying items you’ll get up to 40% OFF! This sale only happens once a year,...