We visited the local library yesterday to browse through their large used books section. By the time I got there, Kristine had stacks of books pulled for anyone interested and had found beautiful hardcover versions of a few YR3 books which we didn’t have yet – Heroes by Kingsley, Caddie Woodlawn, Water Babies and some […]
Michael Farris, a United States constitutional lawyer, president of HSLDA (Homeschool Legal Defense Association), founder of Patrick Henry College, and Father of ten children, has been defending homeschooling families and their ability to teach their children at home since 1983. He is asking for our help in a Strategic Plan to thwart the efforts of
Ever since Jan Bloom was here, I’ve had this uncontrollable urge to scour used books at the library. There are hidden on shelves there, for $.50 or $1, unbelievable treasures. Just like little windows into the world around us, they wait to be discovered and opened once again to reveal their enduring contents. This one
When my husband’s Father died of brain cancer four years ago, my husband joined Team in Training to do an Ironman race (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run – ugh!) in honor of his Father. I’m so proud of him 🙂 Let me put your mind at ease, while we have many
Here are the results of a New Study of Homeschoolers in College posted on HSLDA’s site. I think you’ll be encouraged by the results. So in reality, the average homeschooler is spending $500 to educate each of their own children, on top of contributing taxes to the public education their children aren’t receiving, while achieving
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We are currently reading ‘The Golden Touch’, the story of King Midas in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s A Wonder Book at bedtime in hopes of being able to enjoy most of the YR2 ‘free reads’ (books read at any pace, any time, without narration; described as “books no child should miss”). From the looks of it and
I read today a brief snippet about a woman named Madame Guyon, who was persecuted for her faith and imprisoned in a dungeon lit only by a candle at mealtimes. My ‘struggles’ faded by the wayside and my heart was gripped by her obedient words in this poem she wrote of her experience: A little
The 239th Carnival of Homeschooling is up at The Common Room! (One of my favorite blogs to read btw) The theme is ‘The History of Homeschooling in America’. I think you’ll enjoy this one 🙂 If you’re not familiar with The Carnival of Homeschooling, you can read about it here. ENJOY!
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Euclid in the School of Athens, Raphael Sanzio Some call it an ‘aha’ moment. I can’t think of it as anything other than Divine Providence. In any case, it happened today after finding this gem of a Parent’s Review Article entitled “Home Arithmetic” by Ms. May Everest Boole, written for our discovery no less than
On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt, 1868, Claude Monet I first heard of an ‘sequential, integrated curriculum’ earlier this year when I read an article titled, Is Sequencing and Ordering the Curriculum Important for Scaffolding Learning? by Dr. Carol Smith in a back issue of the Winter 2007 Parents Review. The article is long
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