Grammar in First Grade?

    Some curricula include the formal teaching of grammar as early as grade 1. Other curricula or schools of thought advocate holding off  teaching grammar formally until the age of ten or so.  I am somewhere in the middle of the road on this issue.  For me, I do not believe in holding off until [...]

Accepting Only the Best

Sometime ago, in one of my egroups, a fellow member had mentioned that her kids kept doing the work over again until it was "perfect."
This is an excerpt  of the post I posted in the group. I thought it might be helpful for others who might be struggling with the same issue…
That was, in [...]

The “S” Word of Home Education: Socialization

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The “S” Word of Home Education:
Socialization

DEFINITION:
so·cial·ize
v. so·cial·ized, so·cial·iz·ing, so·cial·iz·es

To place under government or group ownership or control.

To make fit for companionship with others; make sociable.

To convert or adapt to the needs of society.

Inflected Forms: -ized also British -ised; -iz·ing also British [...]