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Take your children outside! Here’s why.

Janice Campbell — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 21:03:03 +0000

Most of my favorite childhood moments took place outside. I remember hours of playing with neighborhood children — skating, riding bikes, playing hopscotch, and acting out stories around my swing set and playhouse. Other happy hours were spent with my grandfather...

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Autumn Carnival: Looking Forward, Looking Back

Janice Campbell — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 12:05:05 +0000

This 463rd Carnival of Homeschooling offers a smorgasbord of creative ideas, inspiration, and practical tips for homeschooling. As you read each post, I hope you'll find kindred spirits among the bloggers, and lots of good things to read as you sit by the fire and sip tea.

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Why You (Probably) Need a Summer Break

Janice Campbell — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 16:45:20 +0000

If your student is behind in a school subject and you are thinking of homeschooling through the summer break, please stop a moment. I’d like to share a few thoughts on homeschoolers doing summer school. Schooling through the summer may...

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Play is a Child’s Work

Janice Campbell — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:00:42 +0000

Deep meaning lies often in childish play. -Johann Friedrich von Schiller The outdoors used to be a place where children could run, play, build, create, and do the mildly hazardous things children love to do. I remember walking the 5′...

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7 Alternatives to Writing a Literary Analysis

Janice Campbell — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:08:17 +0000

Essay writing is not the only tool for studying literature. Students can benefit from the occasional opportunity to approach the great books in a fresh way, so here are a few alternatives to writing a literary analysis.

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A Shift in Direction

Janice Campbell — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 18:20:35 +0000

When I started this blog, I planned to focus strictly on entrepreneurship and microbusiness because those things can make it possible to live a doing-what-matters life. The problem was, with a URL like DoingWhatMatters.com, it’s been hard not to write...

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Re-imagining Education: Visions for the Future

Janice Campbell — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 17:30:02 +0000

Here is a playlist of a dozen interesting TED talks on education, mostly reflecting on the nature of education and traditional schooling and considering how it could be done better.

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How to Make a Custom Planner

Janice Campbell — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 21:20:20 +0000

One of the most important prerequisites for doing what matters is planning. Although I do a lot of my work on the computer, I’ve used paper-based planners ever since I was in middle school. I prefer to plan during contemplative...

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The Blessing of Creative Handwork

Janice Campbell — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:04:39 +0000

Helping your children learn to use their hands creatively can help develop imagination, creativity, and fine motor skills and will provide them with the means of giving unique and beautiful gifts to others, even on a very small budget.

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Bayeux Tapestry: An Animated Look at History

Janice Campbell — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:38:37 +0000

One of the highlights of our memorable trip to Europe was seeing the Bayeux Tapestry — the story of the 1066 war. I’d just finished reading 1066: The Year of the Conquest by David Haworth (highly recommended), so it was fresh...

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