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Spring 2022/Amanda Wares Administering an annual, nationally-normed, standardized achievement test is required by the NC homeschool law. This part of our law probably causes the most questions and most anxiety for families, especially those new to homeschooling or new to homeschooling here in North Carolina. One of the most common questions asked is how to choose the best standardized test for my child. I would love to help you answer that question! Most Common Tests in NCFirst, what tests are available to choose from? Actually, there are quite a lot, but a few are most commonly chosen by homeschoolers in...

The long-awaited Omicron strain has begun spreading in China and has made its way to Beijing for the second time – and this time the outbreak is not being blamed on an isolated courier package as it was when it first appeared in January. Several people who have tested positive in Beijing since Mar 7 have been found to be carrying the variant, according to Beijing’s CDC. As usual, the advice is the same: don't panic, especially since all signs point to omicron being more tame than previous strains. In an interview with Beijing Daily, Dr. Li Dong, chief physician of...

When Covid came I knew right away a lot of parents would start homeschooling. What I didn’t realize is that everyone would have homeschool. I wanted to scream on rooftops that everyone was doing homeschooling wrong. But Covid. Now that a little dust has settled, I realize that I just want to help people do homeschooling better. You don’t need to go back to school where everyone talks about “missing” two years and “catching up”. You don’t need to catch up. You need to make sure your kids enjoy their childhood. Homeschooling is about taking their childhood enjoyment into your...

  Red Calvaryby Isaac Babel Reviewed by Adam Karr September 24, 2015 In 1922, following the First World War and the Russian Civil War, Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966), the famous Russian modernist poet, wrote: “We are a people without tears. Straighter than you, more proud.” The quote, taken from her much anthologized poem “I am not one of those who left the land,” is as emblematic of Akhmatova’s forceful concision as it is of the famed toughness of the Russian people, hardened over the ages by unceasing loss and suffering. The poem takes the form of a castigation of Russian exiles...

About the BookBook: Weep in the NightAuthor: Valerie Massey GoreeGenre: Christian FictionRelease date: October 24, 2014After three years in the witness protection program, Sadie Malone’s life in Texas is bland and humdrum—until she meets a new co-worker. Bowen Boudine ignites a flame in Sadie’s long-dormant heart, but when she discovers he knows her true identity, she attempts to flee. He thwarts her escape and reveals the reason he’s been sent to locate her. Bowen, a seasoned operative with International Retrieval Organization takes his job escorting Sadie safely back to California seriously, but quickly finds he’s falling for her. Can he maintain a professional...