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Are Electives Less Valuable than the Core?

September 3, 2014 by Gwyn Ridenhour 4 Comments

As our school semester has launched like a ship to sea, last week I found myself discussing our topic choices with a friend and former public school teacher. Though Ian is in full-time public school this year as a high school senior, Eva, now 11, is taking three 8th grade classes at the local middle… [Read More]

Filed Under: Envisioning Tagged With: cooking, core, electives

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