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What I Wish I’d Known about Homeschooling (Part 1)

August 30, 2020

"Tell your kids to expect the unexpected." Read More...

What I Wish I’d Known about Homeschooling (Part 2)

August 23, 2019

Read Part 1 here. “I was always in a hurry with my homeschooling, fueled by a nagging sense of falling behind.” 3. You are going to skip something. And worse, it will be something really important. My twin sons enjoyed calling me from college their freshman year to report in on yet another news flash Read More...

by Debra Bell, Homeschool For Success

What I Wish I’d Known about Homeschooling (Part 3)

August 25, 2019

Read previous articles in this series: Part 1 or Part 2 “We assume there is only one right answer for every decisions, and we equate a choice that doesn’t work out well with failure. Not true.” 5. Enjoy the choices. A couple of decades ago, we didn’t have many options. There were only a few Read More...

by Debra Bell, The Science of Learning

Your Brain is (like) a Muscle

May 15, 2019

Your brain is not a muscle, it’s an organ. But in many ways it behaves as a muscle and the clip below explains how that can aid you in teaching your kids. The clip is taken from a webinar given by Debra Bell on The Science of Learning presented to Aim Academy faculty. She draws Read More...

by Debra Bell, The Science of Learning

How They Learn Webinar (Part 2)

February 14, 2018

A few weeks ago we hosted a webinar that focused on how the latest research can improve your homeschool. You can watch the entire webinar here. In this second clip from the webinar Debra Bell unpacks the limitations of short term memory and shows how you can help your kids overcome those limitations.

by Debra Bell, The Science of Learning

How They Learn (Part 3)

February 22, 2018

A few weeks ago we hosted a webinar that focused on how the latest research can improve your homeschool. You can watch the entire webinar here. In this third clip from the webinar Debra Bell talks about the need for prior knowledge and how to help provide it for your child.