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Articles by author: Cara McLauchlan

Home School State of the Union

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by Cara
Wednesday, 24 January, 2018
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!
History tells us that the basis of State of the Union addresses comes from the Constitution. Yes, it’s right there in Article II, Section 3, Clause 1 that the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend...
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Fresh Fire

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by Cara
Thursday, 07 December, 2017
categories: Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14)
As a tutor, at the end of every Challenge B year, I feel like I couldn’t possibly love a class more. Then the next year’s class comes along and my newest claim is that I couldn’t possibly love a class more than this one.   Every year, my vibrant mix of students is...
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Homeschooling through Every Season

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It’s been a rough month. This month has been a season of broken collarbones, ailing family members, funerals, and health scares—all the while homeschooling. How do you continue to stay diligent when truly all you want to do is go back to bed? That is me, this month. I...
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Starting Slow

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A long time ago I ran a marathon. In Alaska. At the base of Mt. McKinley. Seriously, in my current fitness state that idea feels ridiculous now. It sounded like a good idea at the time. My husband to be and I were newly engaged and it felt like the perfect way to...
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The Year of Bold

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by Cara
Tuesday, 15 August, 2017
categories: Articles, Homeschooling Life
Are you a Trekkie or Warsie? As a kid, I was a pure Star Trek fan. Don’t get me wrong, Star Wars is definitely great, but Star Trek will always hold a special place in my heart, I think because it reminds me of my entire family sitting around together watching the...
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