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thenationalnews. com > lifestyle > 04/13/2026 > unexpected-home-schooling-silver-linings-from-an-academic-refresh-to-gen-alpha-slang

Unexpected home-schooling silver linings, from an academic refresh to Gen Alpha slang

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (598+ words) Every time I try to eat something, the three eager faces of my sons appear in my direct eyeline, demanding to know what it is and whether they can they have some. Each time he is asked to oversee a…...

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thenationalnews. com > lifestyle > 04/24/2026 > home-schooling-for-the-first-time-wasnt-easy-but-i-miss-the-quality-time-it-gave-us

Home-schooling for the first time wasn't easy, but I miss the quality time it gave us

18+ hour, 14+ min ago  (750+ words) My six-year-old daughter normally takes the bus to school at 6. 40am, only to return at 4. 40pm. I "beat" her 10-hour day by a mere 60 minutes, heading from Dubai to the Abu Dhabi office at 9am, and back for 8pm. Count the nine hours of…...