August 16, 2006 – 7:25 pm
A 14 X 7 meter relief of Karl Marx which adorns the front of the University of Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany, must be removed by August 22 to make room for remodelling. The relief, titled “Aufbruch,” (”Departure”) but better known simply as “Marx-Relief” was built by the former DDR in honor of [...]
August 15, 2006 – 2:39 pm
A few carnivals for your enjoyment:
The Carnival of Homeschooling is up over at the Common Room.
The Carnival of Kid Comedy is up over at Nerd Mom’s, complete with my foible for the week.
And the Carnival of Family Life is up over at Tired But Happy.
I know there are others, but my children need my [...]
August 13, 2006 – 4:53 am
I am away from home, visiting my parents, so the (serious) answers to Spunky’s questions seemed like a good post that would have a point without me having to actually go researching anything. So here they are:
1b) What is it about our approach to education and our way of living on this planet [...]
August 12, 2006 – 6:11 am
The Secretary of Education’s Commission on the Future of Higher Education released their report Thursday including their recommendations. 18 of the 19 commissioners from various fields signed the report which will be delivered in final form to Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings next month according to seattlepi. The one voice of dissent [...]
August 12, 2006 – 6:08 am
If you haven’t already, check out Choosing Home’s Friday Wap-Up. They are writing each week on a homeschooling theme. This week’s was preparing for homeschooling. Next week is the lunch menu. Enjoy the selections, and if you have an entry for next week’s wrap up, leave them a comment to be included!
August 11, 2006 – 4:34 am
As I am gearing up for the start of this school year, there are several things I need to prepare. Somehow, the materials seem the most imminent. I ordered the books I plan on using some time ago and waited anxiously as days turned into weeks before they finally arrived. How can [...]
August 11, 2006 – 3:53 am
Lunch was a bit hectic today. Baby Bug was crying and Little Mouse was hurriedly getting ready to go to her friend’s house. Baby Bear wanted something. I was vaguely aware of him asking something, but that was about all I gathered until he threw up his arms, gasped and said:
Some people [...]
August 10, 2006 – 5:50 am
What is the point of an answer key? A quite interesting question I had never really considered before. Maria Miller of the Homeschool Math blog has been exchanging emails with a translator of a Russian geometry book. Here is an excerpt I found most interesting:
Teacher’s guides are intended to save a teacher, [...]
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