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Which Is More Educational

As I was snapping photos of my daughter and my husband enjoying the snow, I noticed the kids lined up on the elementary school grounds in the background. I'm grateful my daughter was able to have some one-on-one with her daddy--this one-on-one teaching and exploring seems priceless compared to the alternative of being herded around by one adult who is responsible for 25-30 other kids.... I'm just saying.


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