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She homeschools 8 kids, coaches debate and teaches tae kwon do
By NATE WILKINSON The York Dispatch

The cars come to a stop and the kids enter the academy, lugging gym bags bigger than their bodies.
Shoes and socks come off at the door. Bags go on the back wall.

Somewhere near the sea of Nike sneakers and Spider-Man sandals, Karen Caroe is about to begin class. The mother of eight, the homeschool teacher, the debate coach, is about to teach tae kwon do.

It all started just like everything else. Caroe never expected to get a black belt. She never expected to become a teacher, to spend her weeknights standing in front of barefoot kids wearing white robes and belts of all different colors.

A learning tool: Caroe started her son, Stephen, in tae kwon do about three years ago because she thought it would be good for his learning disability. He was 9 years old and didn't know his home address.

The classes were supposed to be a learning tool. Instead they became a way of life.

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