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		<title>What we believe&#8230; don&#8217;t take it personally</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 21:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Raber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When people get together in real life and online, they naturally share different aspects of their lives &#8211; where they work, their hobbies, their religious beliefs, political leanings, and where their kids go to school. It is also natural that not everyone is of the same mind in these areas. Problems arise when we take [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sunniemomsblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9172695&#038;post=426&#038;subd=sunniemomsblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Homeschooling in the news as more families choose to school at home</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 19:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Raber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschool Toolbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Issues in Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschool statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschool trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[increase in homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[more parents choosing to homeschool]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Number of homeschoolers growing nationwide As the dissatisfaction with the U.S. education system among parents grows, so does the appeal of homeschooling. Since 1999, the number of children who are being homeschooled has increased by 75%. Although currently only 4% of all school children nationwide are educated at home, the number of primary school kids whose [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sunniemomsblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9172695&#038;post=413&#038;subd=sunniemomsblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Family summer fun: 10 ways to learn and connect</title>
		<link>http://sunniemomsblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/14/family-summer-fun-10-ways-to-learn-and-connect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Raber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parental Toolbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeschool Toolbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[summer projects]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer break is a time of year when homeschooling parents wonder how to keep kids busy, motivated, and productive- yet still allow for plenty of fun and relaxation. Even those who keep to a year round schedule often ease up for a more restful pace during the summer. There are also concerns that the skills [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sunniemomsblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9172695&#038;post=403&#038;subd=sunniemomsblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Time control, self-control</title>
		<link>http://sunniemomsblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/time-control-self-control/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 01:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Raber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschool Toolbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews and Recommendations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organizing priorities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reach your goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scheduling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tell Your Time by Amy Lynn Andrews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The oft quoted “He who fails to plan is planning to fail” is credited to Winston Churchill, and the man obviously knew what he was talking about. So regardless of your lifestyle and the schooling method you choose, even if it’s unschooling, a certain amount of planning is essential. In order for any goal to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sunniemomsblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9172695&#038;post=395&#038;subd=sunniemomsblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Qualified to critique homeschooling?</title>
		<link>http://sunniemomsblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/qualified-to-critique-homeschooling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 21:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Raber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschool Toolbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Issues in Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classroom dynamics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comparing traditional school to homeschool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschool environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[professional educator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public school vs home education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Occasionally I run across a blog by a public school teacher or professional academic that is skeptical or critical of homeschooling. They feel comfortable expressing their opinion because they believe that their status as a professional educator qualifies them to assess home education as a viable option. There are a couple of problems that we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sunniemomsblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9172695&#038;post=388&#038;subd=sunniemomsblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Common Core Standards- What&#8217;s the problem?</title>
		<link>http://sunniemomsblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/05/common-core-standards-whats-the-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 12:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Raber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Issues in Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Core Standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal education standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality of education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teacher quality]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is not funny- totally NOT funny- but I had to laugh when I read this article in Education Week, Concern Abounds Over Teachers&#8217; Preparedness for Standards: &#8220;I predict the common-core standards will fail, unless we can do massive professional development for teachers,&#8221; said Hung-Hsi Wu, a professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of California, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sunniemomsblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9172695&#038;post=377&#038;subd=sunniemomsblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Homeschooling children with Autism Spectrum Disorder</title>
		<link>http://sunniemomsblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/homeschooling-children-with-autism-spectrum-disorder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 15:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Raber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschool Toolbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Issues in Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[developmental disabilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling children with ASD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karen Hurlbutt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research into homeschooling special needs children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Milton Gaither reviewed a report by Karen S. Hurlbutt called “Experiences of Parents Who Homeschool Their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders” from the publication Developmental Disabilities 26, no. 4 (December 2011): 239-249. The results of Ms. Hurlbutt&#8217;s research are encouraging for parents with children who have ASD. These parents are nurturing, involved, knowledgeable, flexible, courageous, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sunniemomsblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9172695&#038;post=371&#038;subd=sunniemomsblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trust works both ways</title>
		<link>http://sunniemomsblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/trust-works-both-ways/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Raber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschool Toolbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Issues in Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HSLDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reasons to homeschool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school districts hostile toward homeschoolers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[School district officials often scratch their heads as to why some parents choose homeschooling over the local public schools. Research indicates that the most common reasons are concerns about the environment of the local schools. The next two reasons for homeschooling most frequently cited as applicable were to provide religious or moral instruction (72 percent) and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sunniemomsblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9172695&#038;post=365&#038;subd=sunniemomsblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Libraries can offer great helps and programs for homeschoolers</title>
		<link>http://sunniemomsblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/libraries-can-offer-great-helps-and-programs-for-homeschoolers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Raber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschool Toolbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[educational materials at the library]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local libraries and homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volunteering at the library]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[And homeschoolers can help their libraries. The following excerpt from American Libraries article- Make room for homeschoolers by Abby Johnson, children’s services/outreach manager at New Albany–Floyd County Public Library. Her website is Abby the Librarian. Fantastic Fridays has connected the library with the homeschooling community. Not only are we now serving this previously underserved group, but homeschooling [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sunniemomsblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9172695&#038;post=358&#038;subd=sunniemomsblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is education a product that can be purchased?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Raber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve purchased books and supplies, you&#8217;ve paid for a tutor, a co-op, some lessons, you&#8217;ve subscribed to newsletters and magazines, maybe joined a local support group. But are these things the primary elements of a quality education? Do we look at learning as a product we can purchase instead of a process to be experienced? [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sunniemomsblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9172695&#038;post=347&#038;subd=sunniemomsblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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