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May 2021
32m 35s

The Good Kind of Busy Work

Child of the Redwoods
About this episode

One of the reasons our family decided to homeschool was because there is just a lot of busy work in traditional schooling. We knew homeschooling would be a chance for us all to LIVE and learn together — practically, purposefully, and skipping all that busy work. In this episode, we're talking about busy work - what it is, how to identify it, and why you don't want it in your homeschool.

You can find the show notes at ChildoftheRedwoods.com.

Love,
Aubrey

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