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Educating for Worldchange

Google “Skilled Labor Shortage” and you will read article after article about how difficult it is for employers in the mining, manufacturing, farming, construction, oil, gas & utility sectors to fill their skilled positions. My husband works in an industry where this is a stark reality. Most of these positions are high paying, support-your-family-on-one-income jobs…

Heart Teaching
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Heart Teaching

I sat in the kitchen in disbelief. How many times had I already explained certain concepts? Over and over and over. And still, the problem was answered wrong. Frustration ensued. In me, and in the kids, and very quickly any possible real learning was now lost. I closed the book and declared a break. As…

True Confessions

True Confessions

I’m thrilled to be guest blogging at Hip Homeschool Moms. I have a confession though, which I probably should have divulged from the get-go. I’m not very hip. Truth be told I’m more crunchy than hip; I live in an old farmhouse, garden organically, and read so much I see bi-focals in my future. To…