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Ten Things To Consider When Choosing A Math Curriculum

Math is not my strong suit. 

I was a teacher and have a masters degree in education, but I was woefully unprepared to teach math to my own children.

I remember my dad saying "How are you going to teach them math?".   I was offended by his statement.  But you know what, I should have done better research in the beginning - I WAS unprepared to teach my children in this area! 

Over the summer I have THOROUGHLY researched many math curricula available to the homeschool market.   We have also had experience with two different math programs in our homeschool.   

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Can We Start School, Please?


 The kids and I are looking forward to school starting for many reasons.  Summer break is needed and enjoyable, but there comes a time when we NEED to get back to business.   Our first "official" day will be Tuesday, July 24.  Miss B's birthday is July 23 - so we can't start then!  

It's good to have a sense of purpose, and by the end of our summer hiatus I'm not feeling very "purposeful"!  

The school year is "roughly" planned... I have some large goals for us as a family and for each child, and I've made sure to plan more wisely than I have in the past.   In short, I'm ready to get started!    

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