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		<title>Sleep, or lack thereof</title>
		<link>http://copacetic.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/sleep-or-lack-thereof/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a nurse. I work at night. Which means, I (at least sometimes) must sleep during the day. I am also a mother and wife, which means that I need to be functional during &#8220;normal&#8221; daytime hours at least part of the week. Herein lies the problem. If I&#8217;m going to be off for [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=copacetic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=273494&#038;post=2612&#038;subd=copacetic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pin of the day &#8211; Organize small things (great for teachers and homeschoolers!)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Down the Learning Road had a great idea for homeschool organization (or even just organization of small things in general &#8211; toys, teaching supplies, etc.): get a hardware organizer from Home Depot (about $20) and add decorative labels. Voila!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=copacetic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=273494&#038;post=2606&#038;subd=copacetic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Homeschooling Myth #4 &#8211; I don&#8217;t have the time to homeschool my kids</title>
		<link>http://copacetic.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/homeschooling-myth-4-i-dont-have-the-time-to-homeschool-my-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This myth is based in the notion that kids inherently &#8220;need&#8221; to be in school 7 hours (or more) per day, five days per week, just like in a &#8220;traditional&#8221; classroom. I&#8217;ll get back to that &#8220;need&#8221; later in this post. The first place to start is your state laws &#8211; many states require &#8220;180 [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=copacetic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=273494&#038;post=2572&#038;subd=copacetic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pin of the day: Homeschool artwork organizing</title>
		<link>http://copacetic.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/pin-of-the-day-homeschool-artwork-organizing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While browsing around online today, I came across this neat organizing idea: IKEA&#8217;s Dignitet &#8220;curtain wire&#8221; for hanging artwork. Think of how many thumbtack holes in the wall this will prevent!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=copacetic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=273494&#038;post=2563&#038;subd=copacetic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Homeschooling Myth #3 &#8211; I can&#8217;t afford to homeschool</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 20:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are (at least) two reasons a person might believe that they can&#8217;t afford to homeschool &#8211; the cost of materials and the necessity of having two incomes. First, let me address the latter reason. My husband and I both work. He works &#8220;regular&#8221; business weekday hours at an office. I am a nurse, and [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=copacetic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=273494&#038;post=2558&#038;subd=copacetic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dream swing</title>
		<link>http://copacetic.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/dream-swing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 04:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve seen this picture floating about for awhile now &#8230; it&#8217;s a trampoline that&#8217;s been upcycled into a swing/bed. Can you imagine? Oh, I think I&#8217;d never get off of it. Tonight was so pleasant &#8230; it was still nice and warm after sunset, and Gabriel was in the hammock and Mikaela was in the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=copacetic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=273494&#038;post=2547&#038;subd=copacetic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pin of the Day: Playing with your food</title>
		<link>http://copacetic.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/pin-of-the-day-playing-with-your-food/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a plethora of ideas out there &#8211; especially online &#8211; for making kids&#8217; meals into something more than just plain old food. This website has some unique ideas that I haven&#8217;t seen before &#8211; I especially like the meatball birds in the nest of spaghetti. Too cute! I will have to try some of [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=copacetic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=273494&#038;post=2540&#038;subd=copacetic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Homeschooling Myth #2 &#8211; You&#8217;re not qualified to teach (also see: your children will receive a sub-par education)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I actually had someone say to me once, &#8220;you&#8217;re not a teacher &#8211; what makes you think you&#8217;re qualified to teach?&#8221; Another popular refrain of the uninformed is, &#8216;there&#8217;s no way your kids can receive the same education at home that they receive at school.&#8217; Before I retort, let&#8217;s look at the data (click on [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=copacetic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=273494&#038;post=2516&#038;subd=copacetic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pin of the Day: 101 Educational Websites</title>
		<link>http://copacetic.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/pin-of-the-day-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t gotten the idea by now, you know that &#8220;pin of the day&#8221; is meant to be figurative, since I don&#8217;t actually post a pin every single day. This list contains links to 101 websites that &#8220;every elementary teacher&#8221; should know about &#8211; but there&#8217;s plenty of sites that would function well for [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=copacetic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=273494&#038;post=2509&#038;subd=copacetic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Homeschooling myth #1 &#8211; Lack of socialization</title>
		<link>http://copacetic.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/homeschooling-myth-1-lack-of-socialization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many other homeschool moms I&#8217;ve talked to over the years have expressed bewilderment at others&#8217; responses to them when they talk about homeschooling. I&#8217;ve had some of the same experiences myself. I find that these negative responses are usually rooted in myths about homeschooling. The first thing you usually hear out of uninformed or misled [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=copacetic.wordpress.com&#038;blog=273494&#038;post=2504&#038;subd=copacetic&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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