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Chat with Sandra Dodd on Mommy Chats, 4/25/07

July 16, 2017 1 Comment

Years ago I owned and operated a website called Mommy Chats. Remember live chats? They used to be a big thing. Not anymore. So eventually, after many successful years, the site faded away, and no longer exists (I actually sold […]

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Smith Family Updates

what we’ve been up to

March 28, 2010 No Comments

we’ve finally gotten the learning village off the ground and running, and i’m quite proud of how things have been going! here’s what we did in february: feb 11–valentine’s day party feb 17–1st origami club meeting feb 23–1st bird walk […]

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Smith Family Updates

language arts a-la unschooling :)

May 19, 2009 No Comments

maeven is very into emailing people these days. i use zoobuh for her because its very cheap (i think it ends up being $1/month, but you pay a year in advance) and very kid friendly and safe. another plus is […]

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Smith Family Updates

more unschooling thoughts

March 21, 2009 2 Comments

a long time ago i started to get comfortable with the idea that there wasn’t any specific schedule of topics and skills that my children needed to learn at certain times. i’ve been comfortable with this idea, for the most […]

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Homeschooling, Old Blogger Posts, Smith Family Updates

no-forced learning, aka unschooling

March 21, 2009 No Comments

i posted this a couple days ago at my main blog, and realized i should have posted it here, on my homeschooling blog. oh well, its both places now. 🙂 i’ve been doing a LOT of thinking about education again […]

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Did I mention she’s writing?

March 9, 2009 No Comments

Good heavens but this child is making this stuff easy! Who needs copywork? My child is CONSTANTLY writing! Why in the world would I force her to write stuff she doesn’t want to when she is writing us letters and […]

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My son (15) just asked for me to return my rinsed My son (15) just asked for me to return my rinsed butter knives to the utensil basket with the wide part down (I had been doing the opposite), because it, and I quote “lowers the center of mass”. Then explained to me how all the bigger serving utensils already made it top heavy, blah blah blah...but I was just in awe of my boy’s proper use of scientific terminology! 🤯  Ok, you’re thinking big wow 🙄, but it it impressed this mama and made me feel like I’m doing something right with him! 🤗  #homeschoolwin #impressed #mykidissmart #homeschoolrocks #scienceyo
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Beyond Words: Picture Books for Older Readers and Writers
Beyond Words: Picture Books for Older Readers and Writers
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