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    Purpose / Meaning / Joy - Some kind of framework?

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    Has anyone ever started a group for ex-homeschoolers? I'm thinking it could be a local group, and perhaps it could provide some support function for current homeschoolers in a particular area. Or perhaps someone could make an online group just focused on mutual support in the difficult task of building a life after homeschooling.

    I finished homeschooling  a little over a year ago. I floundered a bit, but had one very meaningful gig helping a child whose homeschooling mom had passed away. Then I started tutoring others, including disabled adults. Things got rocky when covid hit, but I learned to tutor online. And now, I have lost that first job that sustained me through my initial non-homeschooling days. The boy's dad decided to do the homeschooling. Now I am grieving the loss of that relationship. It is really hard. Tutoring is satisfying, but it is not the same as teaching your own children!

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    Toddler whining

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    When my chikd, who also had experienced trauma, was a toddler, I did a formal "cuddle time"with her. I would set the timer and sit in our cuddle time chair. We would play with special cuddle time toys. Sometimes I would give her a bottle and play eye contact games. I would make funny noises to encourage eye contact. I would sing. She was required to stay on my lap until the timer rang.

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    Multiplication Facts

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    I am looking for a teaching tool for multiplication facts for an eleven-year-old with delayed math skills. My own child learned the multiplication facts around that age from Times Tales, back when Times Tales relied on a chart. Now they have a hokey video instead which seemed extremely babyish to my student and provoked a huge negative reaction. So, I need to find something else. My student is very very very visual, so I am thinking some picture-based system. So far I see Right Brain Multiplication and Division and Times Tables The Fun Way. Has anyone used these? How did they work? Or is there a better option?

    Ocular Migraine?

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    If you find an association with food triggers, try taking a fiber supplement. For me, that has greatly reduced the incidence of ocular migraine. Also, pay attention to anything you have eaten before they occur. My triggers include chocolate, red grapes, black raisins, and possibly cinnamon. Sometimes it helps to take extra fiber when I eat one of these foods.

     

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    Flattening the curve, masks etc. rant

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    My brother, who is big on herd immunity as the right approach, believes that fifty percent of people are naturally immune.  I believe that figure is based on how many people got it on closed systems like boats. So, he thinks just twenty percent of people need to get it. Add the twenty and fifty and you have herd immunity. He thinks that has probably been achieved in the New York area.

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    NY's Quarantine for Visitors From Certain States

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    Those of us in New York and New Jersey were guinea pigs, the ones who had to feel their way in the dark and figure out how to bring the curve down. We have suffered a lot to do this. And in the meantime, all of the other states can learn from what we have done. Because of our suffering, they are in a much better situation than we were when our curve began to climb. I feel we have earned the right to not be reinfected, especially by people from states who have refused to learn from our example.

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    Ronit Bird - super quick question

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    12 hours ago, PeterPan said:

    If you mean the kindle version of her Resource book, I'm not sure. You could write her through her website or FB page. She's very good about writing back. The print versions have a cd with pdfs to print out. So even if you buy the print version, you're still printing from a pdf, not photocopying.

    You know, I'm looking at this and the *previous* version included a cd to print the pages. The *new* version (a different color, slightly expanded) says those pages are downloadable. I'm not sure if they're on the website for everyone or if you use a code in the book. But no matter what, you're still getting a pdf of the pages to print.

    Just to make sure you understand, Resource is extras, games. There are a lot of her Sudoku things. They're cool, but they're more a complement to the other books.

    I do understand that the resource book is extras. I ordered the toolkit book a few days ago. With the challenging kids I am helping, I need lots of resources!

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    Online resources for helping a kid at a distance

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    Does anyone have any suggestions for working over Skype with a ten-year-old with delayed skills in math and reading (second grade on math maybe and close to third grade on reading). I'm not much of an online learning fan, so I'm not really up on this stuff. He is a very visual child. So far, I have made bingo charts for him to print out, so we play addition and phonics bingo. We also read together, him with a physical copy of a book and me with an electronic version.

    Getting Paid for Tutoring

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    Now that my child has graduated, I have been tutoring. And now, of course, my tutoring has moved online. People used to hand me checks to pay me, but now I need to get paid electronically. What is the best way to do that? My clients all bank at different places, so I need something flexible and not bank-specific. And I'd rather not pay fees.

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