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Starline Press Independent Learning Curriculum for Grades 3-12

Starline Press Independent Learning Curriculum for Grades 3-12

Many homeschooling families appreciate the “old school” correspondence curriculum that was in use before digital technology and the Internet. Starline Press is pleased to offer this still-popular choice to homeschoolers from grades 3 to 12 providing the core curriculum of Math, English/Language Arts (including analysis of news media), Social Studies, (including cultural geography), and Science. And, they also offer all books as E-books.

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Reflections on School and Prison

Reflections on School and Prison

My wife doesn’t allow a television in our home, so when I’m traveling alone, as I often must, temptation sometimes overwhelms me and I find myself indiscriminately channel-surfing for hours, searching for what — I don’t know, perhaps a football game even in March or April, May, June, July, August. It was on such a fruitless mission in April that I paused on the A&E; channel long enough to hear that a documentary about cults was in the offing.

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The Nuts and Bolts of Homeschooling

The Nuts and Bolts of Homeschooling

Today’s homeschooling is far more about “home” than “school.” Few Americans today have the close-knit family life that so many Americans once had—before compulsory education pulled the children from their parents’ responsibility, beginning in 1852 in Massachusetts .

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What Are Gardner’s Original 7 intelligences? What are 8 and 9?

What Are Gardner’s Original 7 intelligences? What are 8 and 9?

While a parent’s main focus on this topic might be for the benefit of the children, adults gain life skills from knowledge of the multiple intelligences. You can gain career guidance from knowing the main intelligences that you possess. You understand yourself and your spouse more clearly as you analyze your personality and inner self through this prism.

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Botanical Drawing Curriculum – Builds Personhood Through Art

Botanical Drawing Curriculum – Builds Personhood Through Art

The field of botanical art and illustration offers a wide variety of career opportunities and the artistic knowledge gained from studying with Olivia’s course develops talents other than scientific illustration. For instance, just a few of the skills your child will achieve using the program include enhancement of observational skills, drawing techniques and overview of botany, and more.

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