Word: colfax
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...were all learning new things together," Micki Colfax says. "It was a challenge we thought we could handle...If there was something in the day we felt we couldn't master, we would just turn around and try it the next...
...sons "took an enormous amount of initiative on the ranch" from the beginning, working themselves to the point of physical and mental "exhaustion," Micki Colfax says. She says she still remembers Drew, at age 5, on the roof hammering nails. "He was so small but so anxious to help," she recalls...
...Colfax family built their ranch from scratch, they evolved their own educational method to handle the boys' education...
...although the Colfax children spent most of their time working and studying on the ranch, they also participated in some community activities when they were younger. Reed was involved in 4-H, which he describes as "a sort of agricultural Boy Scouts," as well as an adult soccer league and cross-country track races...
...family never regretted homeschooling, Micki Colfax says. "I think my sons are creative and bright and highly motivated. I think they are highly motivated because they always saw immediate results and got a sense of accomplishment from everything they...