So, yeah. Today was not such a good day. But to understand, perhaps we need to go back a few days. To the end of last week. When I joyfully announced we were ahead of my plans for history. And I asked mouse what she would like to learn between [...]
March 30, 2008 – 10:42 pm
Introducing Mouse, my eldest:
Often seen downtown during school hours, her favorite haunts are the Y, the zoo and the nature center. Her favorite place is up: up a tree, up on the shed, up on the roof, up on the back of the couch, up on the refrigerator. If she ever figures [...]
Welcome to Home Education Week at Principled Discovery (March 30-April 5)! Today’s topic is Looking Back.
Share your personal history…before you were a home educator. What was life like? Think about things you miss and things you and your family have gained.
Happy Home Education Week!
As I looked forward to my junior year of college, I [...]
March 27, 2008 – 11:39 pm
Thank you to everyone who shared their stories of survival yesterday, and I really only have one question:
What on earth were your parents thinking?
It is something I think a few of your mothers may have said as well. I am still trying to picture TLMinut’s mom as dad attempted to explain exactly what it [...]
March 26, 2008 – 11:44 pm
Or maybe a guy thing? Because I could almost see my husband doing something like this, although probably not with a four year old:
He was demonstrating a trick at his home during the girl’s visit that involved heating up a liquor bottle and dropping a match inside, creating a shooting flame. After doing the [...]
March 25, 2008 – 11:10 pm
Well, almost. Last week, I shared our governor’s ground breaking proclamation, giving Nebraska homeschoolers their own holiday perhaps slightly less well-known than Peanut Butter and Jelly Day. Not to be outdone, Florida’s governor followed suit. Now, as I attempt to figure out what I can do in the real world to bring [...]
The Carnival of Homeschooling is up at Phatmommy, demonstrating there is more than one “s-word” in homeschooling.
For those who have been following the discussion between Stephen Downes and homeschoolers who took his post on the California ruling as an attack against homeschooling, he has responded with a post in which he better clarifies his stance and answers some of the points I brought up in my posts (Homeschooling is NOT abuse [...]