September 23, 2006 – 2:17 am
After studying German and education at the University of Kansas to become a secondary German teacher, I found myself thrust into a classroom full of four year olds. It was not what I had envisioned when I signed on with Teach for America to teach in an underprivileged area. As out of place [...]
September 22, 2006 – 3:55 am
Today, my children sat on the sofa, enthralled with a single grain of rice resting in their palm. Their sense of wonder was palpable and Baby Bear smiled lovingly. Mouse said, “Wow!” and Bug ate hers, much to the chagrin of her older brother. We had just been reading about the [...]
September 22, 2006 – 3:17 am
Interesting article from Reuters today, U.S. science education lags, study finds.
WASHINGTON (Reuters)-Science education in U.S. elementary and middle schools is overly broad and superficial, according to a government report issued on Thursday that also faults science curricula for assuming children are simplistic thinkers.
Yes, I could have told them that for a lot cheaper and a [...]
September 21, 2006 – 4:11 am
I’m officially almost through the eighth week of pregnancy, depicted at left. My little son or daughter is now reactive to the environment in the amniotic sac. S/he can swim and move and has little hands and feet. My baby may look like an alien but s/he’s a beautiful little miracle to [...]
September 20, 2006 – 5:31 pm
Franklin, TN (August 24, 2006)–Big Idea’s VeggieTales, the most recognized kids faith and values-based property in the U.S., will launch this fall in a regular time slot on NBC, Telemundo and the i network as part of the new qubo programming block. Along with VeggieTales, the programming block will also include Big Idea’s 3-2-1 [...]
September 20, 2006 – 2:00 pm
First, the Carnival of Homeschooling is up over at The Thinking Mother. She has used a theme of “5 W’s and 1 H.” Take some time to check it out!
Also, fellow blogger Sprittibee is asking for prayer for Canon, a little boy who has received a heart transplant after waiting several years. [...]
September 20, 2006 – 1:49 pm
This caught my eye, mostly because it surprised me that homeschooling ever was legal in China. Not that my impressions were based on anything factual, but it seems as if ever there was a nation primarily interested in the “correct” socialization of the child, it would be China. But now a brief internet [...]
September 19, 2006 – 3:14 pm
How do you make mistakes like this?
School officials apologized after an X-rated font was used on a third-grade spelling packet handed out to parents. The font showed male and female stick figures in provocative poses to form the letters of the alphabet.
That’s hardly even a proof reading error. How do you print off who [...]
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