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Education: Does One-Size Fit All?

During this past year of pandemic, much has been written about the inadequacies of distance learning. Criticisms have included that it doesn’t work well for younger learners, for special needs students, for children without access to quiet areas or a suitable Internet connection, and so on.

But parents who have been working closely with their children this year at home are discovering another issue: pacing. As an independent homeschool consultant, I have been hearing comments like this:

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