The journal
Notes from the desk.
Short essays from Lisa on how K–6 students actually learn, what tends to go wrong, and what to do about it.
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Fractions aren't the problem. The fence behind them is.
When fractions stop clicking in third or fourth grade, the cause is almost always upstream of fractions themselves.
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What a good reading session actually looks like.
Most parents picture a tutor flashing words at a child. The real work is much quieter, and much more diagnostic.
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Homeschooling doesn't mean teaching everything alone.
Bringing in one outside teacher for one subject doesn't take anything away from the homeschool. It usually adds to it.
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