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[ currently offline ] Send Email Visit Website • Name: Wendy Simmons • Gender: Female • Birthday: Nov. 30, 1969 (Age: 39) • IM Screen Name: berrygirly (AIM) • Location: North Little Rock, AR, United States Entries Written: 2 entries Comments Written: 44 comments Signup Date: October 10, 2006 Last Login: December 18, 2008 My Friends Are: (9) abcacademy, Alatte4me2, all8rmine, dtandfambly, EclecticallyOurs, jugglingpaynes, JustGiveMeStarbucks, Leigharev2, SurvivingTheTestosterone I'm A Friend Of: (7) Alatte4me2, all8rmine, dtandfambly, EclecticallyOurs, jugglingpaynes, JustGiveMeStarbucks, SurvivingTheTestosterone My Interests: (8) I love mysteries, comedy, Music, singing, dancing, Cooking, sewing when time permits, and surfing the net

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I'm back!	2 entries, 2 comments
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I'm back for a second attempt at homeschooling my kids, since all of the schools here in Arkansas (public & private) are totally clueless on how to teach! I'm certainly not an expert, but at least I can protect my kids from bullies (both students & teachers), and try to offer them a safer and calmer environment in which they can learn. The only problem is that I now have the further challenge of my working fulltime now, and since I am the main bringer of the bacon now, I cannot quit. It is hard to get my hubby motivated to get involved in this endeavor, but I think that my 10 & 12 year-old are old enough to take responsibility for themselves, but first I have to "un-school" them, and teach them how to think for themselves. That alone may take a entire year, but I see this as an opportunity for them to develop into free-thinking, well-educated individuals. I just hope they still do well on the annual tests required by the state.