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    Fostering Independence so your kids don’t live with you forever

    I know somewhere in our Mommy Hearts we secretly want our children to both live with us forever and to grow up and move out so there are fewer dishes and laundry. In theory, it’s great to be needed – except in the middle of the night anyway! In reality, when push comes to shove,…

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    Examples of Student Self-Assessment that increase motivation and engagement

    At the Happy Hive, I always felt it was important that because the kids were working on topics they chose, that they should be the ones to evaluate the quality of the learning that took place and decide if they were ready to move on. We used a simple process in which I was able…

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