October 23, 2007 – 4:32 am
Lesson one of my Self-Directed Study in the Principled Approach poses an interesting question.
Can I set aside perfectionism for excellence?
I am actually not a perfectionist by nature, so this is not a question I pondered long when I was working through my study guide. But it is a theme which comes up continually as [...]
October 21, 2007 – 4:49 am
This is my new little home for Principled Discovery.
Please pardon the mess, so to speak, as we get everything moved and I get my internet houses in order.
I shall resume normal posting shortly, but in the meantime, I did write something homeschooling related over at The Well Drained Mind.
October 20, 2007 – 1:45 am
As promised, pictures from our vacation…
(One lengthy post is enough for tonight!)
October 17, 2007 – 5:20 am
On a recent post on socialization, Kymberlyn of Education Junction left a thoughtful response outlining her personal concern regarding this issue.
I have posed the socialization question, but maybe my choice of words were not fitting. I do not have concerns about my children being polite or conversing with others, etc. My concern has always been [...]
October 17, 2007 – 5:19 am
The Thinking Mother has put together another great Carnival of Homeschooling. Just one more reason not to begin the daunting task of filtering through my feed reader.
October 16, 2007 – 1:38 pm
We just returned from a wonderful vacation in the Smokies where we slept in a tent while the thermometer dipped into the low forties, almost lost our son to jagged rocks 500 feet beneath a waterfall and were accused of child abuse. Everyone got sick and I am still having nightmares about that waterfall. [...]
October 12, 2007 – 3:32 am
Walking around town with children numbering just over twice the national average, I am used to the comment, “You sure have your hands full!” I smile, sometimes chuckle, and hope my children never really connect the dots. It is akin to the “how-do-you-get-it-all-done” question, but with a more obviously derogatory connotation. In [...]
October 9, 2007 – 2:47 am
If you want your child socialized… is a little older, but is by far the most popular post I have had (not counting the coverage of the Busekros case). I thought of it today because we are about to embark on a 15 hour journey…not counting stops. If that amount of time sitting elbow to [...]
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