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Homeschool Week in Review March 31-April 5

05 Apr 2008 Second Grade Homeschool Basics by Andrea Hermitt Previous homeschool bloggers have given curriculum guides for the second grade according to subject. The purpose of this guide is to put all of the suggestions in one place allowing homeschoolers to build their own curriculum around the basics. Are Homeschooling Children School Phobic? by Andrea Hermitt According to a UK website for anxiety care, school phobia can and should be treated. According to this website (which is attempting to sell counseling services) school phobia or school refusal affects 5% of students and is most common among boys. The onset … Continue reading →

The Ethics of Buying and Selling Used Curriculum

With it being time to start considering homeschool curriculums for next year, the homeschool boards are full of questions about whether selling or giving away used or gently used curriculum is ethical. The problem arises in the fact that the curriculum companies lose money when homeschoolers sell used curriculum instead of buying new. Some have even gone as far as to make copies of curriculums for their friends. To cut the losses, many curriculum companies, have placed rules around use and re-use of curriculums in the form of licensing agreements. For example, a Calvert customer must sign a legal binding … Continue reading →