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	<title>Mimi Rothschild, Home School Advocate - The Homeschooling News Café</title>
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		<title>The Light at the Beginning of the Tunnel</title>
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By: Michael C. Broome
Home schooling is not only a right of each and every American, it is also a joy with blessings that many home schoolers wouldn&#8217;t trade for anything. Not just the children, but the mothers and fathers that give so much of their time to ensure their children have the best life can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conversation Between Ignorance &#038; a Homeschooler</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ By: Mimi Rothschild
&#8220;I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.&#8221; Mark said as he used a feather and ink to scribble down a phrase on the back of a napkin.
&#8220;What, isn&#8217;t school and education the same?&#8221; Mark&#8217;s friend, Ignorance, asked.
Mark shook his head as he looked into the mirror at his age and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegraceacademy.org/homeschooling_news_cafe/conversation-between-ignorance-a-homeschooler.html</link>
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		<title>Homeschool Hitting Hollywood</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ By: Karlie Margaret Houser
Reading this article reminds me of why we chose to start The Grace Academy&#8230;to break from the norm, to share our faith and values with our children, and recognizing that not everything has to be the way society claims it to be.
I trust you&#8217;ll enjoy this read as much as I have, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegraceacademy.org/homeschooling_news_cafe/homeschool-hitting-hollywood.html</link>
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		<title>Athletes: Finding Their Own Way Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reading articles like this one, published by John Sahly in The Beacon News, is a touching example of how promoting our youth can truly make a story newsworthy. The Grace of God has a place in all our hearts, on all of our fields of play and especially in our homes.
I know that there are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Focused Mini Lessons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Mimi Rothschild
Here&#8217;s another brilliant article to add to your collection of homeschool resources.  This article examines mini lessons, how they work, and why they&#8217;re so important for your homeschool curriculum.
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What  Is It?
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A mini lesson is a short lesson with  a narrow focus that provides instruction in a skill or concept that students [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Think Aloud Strategy: Part 2 of 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Mimi Rothschild
Here&#8217;s part two of the &#8220;Think Aloud Strategy&#8221; article I posted earlier this week. I&#8217;d love to hear your thoughts about it and also about your homeschooling experience!
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How Can You Stretch Students&#8217; Thinking?
Reflective journals and learning logs are a natural extension of thinking out loud. By jotting down what you say, you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Think Aloud Strategy: Part 1 of 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Mimi Rothschild
Below is an excellent article about thinking out loud that will benefit both homeschooling parents and their children.  Learning can happen in a variety of ways.  One way to problem solve or better understand a concept is to think out loud.  Read more below. 

What Is It?
The think-aloud strategy asks students to say out loud what they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegraceacademy.org/homeschooling_news_cafe/think-aloud-strategy-part-1-of-2.html</link>
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		<title>Learning Disabilities: Glossary of Terms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Mimi Rothschild
In case your not familiar with the different learning disabilities that educators have identified and defined, below is a comprehensive list of definitions related to learning disabilities that Dr. Jean Lokerson has put together.  I highly recommend that you homeschooling parents become familiar with the terms in this list so you can better recognize if your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegraceacademy.org/homeschooling_news_cafe/learning-disabilities-glossary-of-terms.html</link>
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		<title>Children&#8217;s Books About Disabilities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Mimi Rothschild
Check out the book list below, it&#8217;s specifically geared towards students with disabilities.  I only included part of the list, you can click the links to find more great books!  Let me know what you think and what you discovered.  I&#8217;d love to hear some of your recommendations!
This list has been sorted by the books&#8217; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thegraceacademy.org/homeschooling_news_cafe/childrens-books-about-disabilities.html</link>
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		<title>Summarizing: Part Two</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Mimi Rothschild
Here&#8217;s part two!  I&#8217;d love to hear your thoughts and also about how your homeschooling experience is going this year!

How Can You Stretch Students&#8217; Thinking?
Here are some general questions for students to consider when summarizing either fiction or nonfiction:


What happened?


Who was involved?


What was the outcome?


Is the essential piece of information included?


Are interesting but [...]]]></description>
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