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So You Want to Homeschool? What You Should Know

So You Want to Homeschool? What You Should Know

by: Traci Turner The 2020-2021 school year is half over, but schools all over the country are in various states of operation. Whether it be in-person school, organized distance learning, planned pod classes, or homeschool, parents have had to make some hard decisions-– some of which are not working out. I have been homeschooling my son since kindergarten. It was not a religious decision or ego driven. I had met a few teachers in our district and was. . ….

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As They Like It: Teaching the Bard to Teens

As They Like It: Teaching the Bard to Teens

by Marissa Price Bringing Shakespeare into the 21st Century is no mean feat. His plays are the ultimate classical texts on par with the greats of the past including Cicero and Plato. His effect on the Western literary canon is phenomenal and enduring. And as a high school teacher with a broad spectrum of students, explaining that William Shakespeare was once a person, just like them, who had a job and did it well helps to humanize him. They love to…

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