Sometimes I feel like a subject expert from the inside out. This is one of those topics. I get migraines. My children get migraines. Two of my children have eye issues that cause headaches after a minimal amount of reading or text work. The cherry on  top is my oldest who must deal with long [...]

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Washington Post Gifted Student Is Being Held Back By Graduation Rules
Interesting this is a gifted student that wants to go to public school after a homeschooling stint. He is not desiring more education, he wishes for the prom etc. The school is not accepting the college, and state high school testing credits.
I do hope that [...]

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Welcome my friends. I have been researching special needs homeschooling for an e-book recently. I am struck by the vast differences between families, states, countries, and cultures.
What I would like to do is have some guest bloggers this coming month.  Do you have a story to tell? Tell us about your homeschooling. The laws you [...]

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Have you ever been groggy with the flu or the lovely medicine trying to fix the flu? You feel disconnected and fuzzy. The ideas are in your head but they don’t fit into the larger puzzle of your thoughts. Soon you are dropping more and more ideas and instructions. Then you are left with the [...]

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Do you have a blog you would like to nominate for the Homeschool Blog Awards this year? You can even nominate your own.  Then on November 9th the voting begins.  I would be honored if you enjoy my blog to please nominate it.  And vote for it in November. Thank you for your time and [...]

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Hello all! I just wanted to update you as to why the blog has been so slow recently. Usually I post several times a week. Recently however life, to be specific medical problems, have reared their ugly head.

I am not just some talking head, I live the special needs life.  This time last year I [...]

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Did you ever see your child stop mid-sentence pause for several seconds blank faced and then pick up as if there was no stopping? Perhaps you child had a seizure with the typical jerking and muscle control loss. If you have ever wondered if your child is experiencing seizures what do you do???
1. If your [...]

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If you have a child with speech delays/problems or global delays let me introduce you to one of my favorite stores. Super Duper is a one stop speech shop. There are many engaging games, activities and therapy tools. There is also a large selection of books that just might be what you are looking [...]

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If you needed another reason to homeschool here it is. Teacher Poisons Student with Autism from Aspieweb.net Special education teacher Trinda Barocas from Indianapolis, Indiana allegedly tried to poison a asperger’s child.  There appears to be a systematic abuse of this child and possibly others by this teacher. Rightfully so she is not teaching at [...]

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The whole family got to review Time 4 Learning! The children Beautiful 5/6 grade, Squire 3rd grade, Smiley 3rd grade, and Flower PreK. This quickly became a family project so I will start with the children in their own words.
“I liked it! I learned about women’s sufferage.” -Beautiful
“Little bit of fun…no, a lot [...]

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