Home education

  • Eclipse Fun

    Don’t have glasses for viewing the eclipse? Check out these fun ways to watch it without glasses or any other special equipment.

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  • On Winter Hiking (part 3.5)

    Creative ways to fine-tune layers to micromanage sweat on the trail.

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  • On Enjoying Winter Hiking (part 3 clothing)

    This is part 3 of a series about how I learned to enjoy hiking in the winter.

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  • On Enjoying Winter Hiking (part 2)

    How I Learned To Actually Enjoy Hiking In Winter, Part 2: Preparation

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  • On Togetherness

    Schooling is about separation. Home education allows, even encourages, togetherness.

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  • On Testing Gear

    I recently watched this video by Dixie of Homemade Wanderlust. Dixie began backpacking several years ago with an AT thru-hike. Since then, she has gone on to complete the Triple Crown as well as many other trails in the US and abroad. She is quite a celebrity in the thru-hiking community. Even with all those accomplishments she…

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  • Ensuring an Educated Nation

    These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on…

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