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Lee Binz

Friday, 17 May 2019

5 Tips for a Balanced Summer

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Want to learn how to remain sane AND retain skills? When my kids were in middle school and high school, we did just a bit of structured school each da...

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Lee Binz

Wednesday, 30 August 2017

How To Avoid a Crazy Busy Life.

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How do you avoid a crazy busy life? With these 7 easy steps! Take a moment to evaluate your homeschool, so you aren't expecting too much of your child...

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Lee Binz

Tuesday, 02 August 2016

Strategies for Creating Homeschool Balance

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Strategies for Creating Homeschool Balance What does doing too much look like? Doing too much is when you feel completely overwhelmed; it’s when you, your husband, and your children are tired all the time, you're terribly behind and can’t possibly catch up, or the curriculum is incredibly intense. On the other hand, some parents do too little. Doing too little is when you don’t seem to get to reading, writing, or math, or all the children...

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Lee Binz

Saturday, 20 June 2015

How to Find Your Homeschool Balance

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How to Find Your Homeschool Balance Are you finding it hard to juggle everything in your home and homeschool? Click on this week's video, below ( or here ) for tips on how to keep your homeschool balance! What do you struggle with in your home or homeschool? Please share! Subscribe to my YouTube channel. You will be notified when I create new videos on homeschool high school topics! Are you thinking about plans for the...

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Lee Binz

Sunday, 30 December 2012

Character Qualities Not Measured by Tests

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Tests don't measure everything! Remember to balance your evaluation with other things besides testing! Charity Commitment Compassion Courage Creativity Critical Thinking Curiosity Determination Endurance Enthusiasm Faith Hope Humility Humor Initiative Integrity Leadership Love Love of Learning Motivation Persistence Questioning Resilience Resourcefulness Responsibility Self-awareness Self-discipline Spirituality Spontaneity Values Work Ethic What positive character qualities do your children have that aren't measured by tests?

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Lee Binz

Tuesday, 24 November 2009

Coping Through Not Cooking

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One of the difficult parts of homeschooling is not the schooling itself. It's the "home" part. The part where we cook, clean, maintain, organize, and sort our lives. Balancing home and schooling is the hard part. Relatively speaking, the school part isn't that tough! (Not our dinner table) When I was homeschooling, one way that I coped was by cooking as little as possible. Don't get me wrong, I like cooking, and my family has always...

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Lee Binz

Thursday, 20 November 2008

More School in Less Time!

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Audrey asks: How do you balance what you feel they need to know and do with what they feel they want to know and do? There are not enough hours in the day! This question is actually TWO questions! Q1: How can you get more hours in your day? To some extent, homeschoolers will ALWAYS feel like there aren't enough hours in the day! It's part of parenting, and even more a part of homeschooling. There...