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How to Empower Kids Through Project Based Learning: Teach kids to go from 'I Can't' to 'I Can' through learning by doing
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How to Empower Kids Through Project Based Learning: Teach kids to go from 'I Can't' to 'I Can' through learning by doing

By Shari Keller

Engage kids with project-based learning! Discover practical tips to boost curiosity, teamwork, resilience, and a 'can-do' mindset in every project.
How a Teen With Developmental Delays Taught Me Universal Teaching Strategies for All Kids
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How a Teen With Developmental Delays Taught Me Universal Teaching Strategies for All Kids

By Shari Keller

How a learner-centered, real-world approach helped Sadie, a neurodivergent homeschooled teen with developmental delays, gain skills, confidence, and independence in just two years.
Want to Revitalize Your Child’s Enthusiasm for Learning? Try These 7 Simple Strategies
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Want to Revitalize Your Child’s Enthusiasm for Learning? Try These 7 Simple Strategies

By Shari Keller

Help your kids recharge for the new school year with these 7 simple strategies. From adopting a coaching mindset to celebrating small wins and modeling a positive attitude, these tips will empower your children to...
How to Use Smart Parenting to Help Kids Make Smarter Choices
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How to Use Smart Parenting to Help Kids Make Smarter Choices

By Shari Keller

Whether in school or real life, when we let kids make more choices on their own and experience the results rather than demanding the controlled outcome or the one right answer, they get better at...
9 Reasons Why You Need to Deschool to be an Effective Homeschool Parent
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9 Reasons Why You Need to Deschool to be an Effective Homeschool Parent

By Shari Keller

Deschooling is leaving a mindset of institutionalized learning behind and rethinking how YOU want to educate your kid. Whether or not you homeschool, you can do this by shifting your mindset and supporting your kid’s...
How Eclectic Homeschooling Became My North Star
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How Eclectic Homeschooling Became My North Star

By Shari Keller

Our process was cohesive even though we were charting our own course. If I had to explain it to someone on the outside, I might say we chose attributes from many philosophies: Independent, self-directed learning...
Homeschooling My Kids Through High School was the Best Decision I Could’ve Made
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Homeschooling My Kids Through High School was the Best Decision I Could’ve Made

By Shari Keller

By homeschooling through their teens, my kids had opportunities to explore their interests seriously. When we give kids the chance to look beyond immediate high school milestones, they start thinking about life beyond school. They start...
12 Lessons Homeschoolers Need to UNLearn
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12 Lessons Homeschoolers Need to UNLearn

By Shari Keller

Sometimes unlearning is the path to real learning.  I learned to create a child-centered approach to homeschooling that worked for us.   I had to rediscover my love of learning. First I had to learn how to Unlearn what...
Why Teaching Your Kids Entrepreneurial Skills is Key for Lifelong Success… Whatever They Decide to Do
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Why Teaching Your Kids Entrepreneurial Skills is Key for Lifelong Success… Whatever They Decide to Do

By Shari Keller

Article discussing the benefits of teaching your kids entrepreneurial skills such as starting a lemonade stand from a young age.