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Lee Binz

Thursday, 21 August 2014

Mastery vs. Perfection

Homeschool Math HS Math/Science

$Mastery vs. Perfection$

I receive many questions from homeschoolers about math. This one is about mastery vs. perfection when it comes to math. Mastery vs. Perfection Dear Lee,Thank you very much for sharing so much with the rest of us homeschoolers! I have a question regarding carelessness. Using math as an example, my 12 yr. old son is working out of Saxon Algebra 1 currently and is understanding everything very well but gets a few wrong (2-4 on average,...

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Guest — Suzanne (princapecos)

When we used Saxon, we began also using the DIVE CDs. While you may not need that extra help, one thing the DIVE teacher encourage... Read More

Friday, 08 May 2015 12:28

Guest — Assistant to The HomeScholar

That's a great idea, Suzanne! Kids will find that process more encouraging, and certainly more enlightening! Robin Assistant to Th... Read More

Monday, 11 May 2015 22:45

Guest — Jill Pike

I do have a son in engineering, and college has encouraged him to take the time (on tests, anyway!) to check and recheck answers. ... Read More

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Lee Binz

Saturday, 02 May 2009

Homeschool Grading Do-Overs?

Grades & Credits

I am enjoying your transcript e-book and am looking for clarification on recording grades (for the college transcript.) Can the student really take an exam, or do any other assignment, over again to earn an A/100% even if they scored lower the first time (from bottom of page 58) – (confused with what you did on pg. 57 – sounds as if you didn’t always give them a second chance?Hi Teresa,I'm so glad you are liking...

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Lee Binz

Sunday, 28 September 2008

No Perfect Schools

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Romans 12:3: For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgmentIn our conviction to homeschool, it's easy to fall into a "we're better than them" mentality. When we look at school, though, we are faced with the truth: no school is perfect, nope, not one. Our efforts to homeschool are imperfect, just as people...