# Testing Your Child's Knowledge Without Tests

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Podcast: [Raising Arrows - Large Family Homeschool Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/raising-arrows-large-family-homeschool-life-728999)
Published: 2025-02-11T13:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Traditional testing is not the best way to discern what your child has learned. In this episode we'll talk about other (and better!) ways to find out what your child knows. Subscribe to the Raising Arrows Newsletter ! Resources mentioned: Notebooking in a Large Family (post) Notebooking Made Easy (Podcast #42) Teaching Textbooks (Review and Tips) Apologia Elementary Science (Review & Tips) NEA Timeline of Standardized Testing

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