September 18, 2006 – 10:49 pm
According Wolfgang Bergmann, anyway. And who is he? An experienced child psychologist and family therapist speaking about the child custody case against Andre and Frauke R. His words might have some weight if he knew anything about the case. But as he says, (my translation):
“Observed from a distance, this is [...]
September 17, 2006 – 3:34 am
Sun Ok Lee had been a privileged member of the Communist Party with a high rank. She had devoted her life to the Party, loved her country and loved her Party. After refusing to give an officer more fabric than was his share, he had her arrested and imprisoned on false charges for [...]
September 16, 2006 – 3:58 pm
In 1993, Crayola held a “Name the Color Contest” in celebration of its 90th anniversary. Sixteen new colors were added and the winning name for the new shade of purple was wisteria. It is fairly common to name colors after their shades found in nature, and particularly after flowers. In a linguistics [...]
September 16, 2006 – 4:02 am
Sometimes I just don’t understand Germany. Some things make sense. The fact that homeschooling is illegal makes sense. The fact that there are an estimated 200 families homeschooling who are quite simply ignored by authorities makes sense. The difficulty the courts are having in cases such as with Andre and Frauke [...]
September 14, 2006 – 4:34 am
Yesterday, on the way home from grocery shopping, a fireman stopped us near the fire station because they were trying to back a fire engine into the station. We pulled off into a parking lot and my husband took Baby Bear out of the car to watch by the side of the road. [...]
September 14, 2006 – 4:22 am
If you enjoyed the Carnival of Homeschooling, you might like to check out the Carnival of Education hosted by Current Events in Education. I’ve enjoyed the Carnival of Education in the past, but haven’t had time to check it out much recently. Anyway, he has done a nice job with the newspaper theme.
September 12, 2006 – 5:51 am
At the age of 17, I stood at the Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, IN preparing to board a plane. I tearfully said goodbye to family and friends as all the excitement of the previous months of preparation gave way to the sudden realization that I was going to be gone for eleven months. [...]
September 12, 2006 – 4:10 am
I interrupt this burn-the-midnight oil version of putting together the Carnival of Homeschooling to let you know that the Carnival of Family Life is up over at Snapshot. Enjoy. And appreciate how much more smoothly family life goes when you get to bed at a reasonable hour.
Is “Recovering From Hosting a Carnival” a [...]
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