It’s Not Too Late – Yet

In one of my previous articles, I said to opt out of testing, the student will need to be on an IEP or PDP. While similar in function, there are some differences. The “Away Game” Option The IEP is a document created and managed by the public school. It is framed to adhere to all federal, state and…

As I mentioned Wednesday, there’s potentially a downside to doing easy things first. If you put too many “easy things first” tasks back-to-back, it’s possible you won’t get around to doing the doing the hard things, especially that one hard thing.  In other words, doing the easy things becomes the excuse for not doing the hard things.  We…

When you think of the word, “authority,” what comes to mind? Whether you click on this word in a Word document to see the synonyms or look up the definition on-line, at the top of the list is “power.” At the bottom of the list is “influence.”  When you think about “power,” the idea of…

Thinking about not home schooling this year? Understandable, given the year we’ve been through- the emotional, physical, and financial stress that have landed on us.  Add to this the constant messaging and daily browbeating being dished out by many political office holders and media personalities in an attempt to influence our behavior. Whatever side of the vax…

Hello Home Schoolers,  It’s been a while since I’ve posted something.  Now that things are quieting down around Basic Skills, I do have something.  The cultural shift we’re seeing is huge. I don’t think it’s something we’re going to see change as much as we wish once “the other guys” are in office politically. The issues we’re…