I wish I could draw cartoons, this would be a suitable medium to describe what we did. Alternately, video would be handy…
Anyway, a few days ago Rip and Tai found an old, discarded, broken down umbrella with an intact canopy. They took it apart, and tied some “stays” (lines) to it, turning it [...]
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April 20th, 2009 | Tags: experiment, flight, parachute | Category: Education, Family, children | Leave a comment
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It’s official: my littlest girl is a reader. This is the “Year for Change” for sure, and I think even the skeptical are feeling the pull. I also believe those who ignore it will end up left behind, but that’s just my opinion, and you know what they say about those. February 12th, 2009 | Category: Education, Family, Personal | Leave a comment
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As the years go by, I find myself cataloging more and more people I knew who are passing on to the next plane of existence. This year, I’ve decided to start keeping track. Here they are, in reverse order: December 6, 2008, age 82:Antoine G. Petit, second-cousin to my father, part of his youth was spent [...] December 30th, 2008 | Tags: children, Family | Category: Education | Leave a comment
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Have you heard about this? A 5 year-old kindergartener known to suffer from ADD and Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism, was kicked out of his classroom… after his teacher — his “TEACHER!“— asked his 16 classmates to tell him what they don’t like about him, then vote whether or not to let him rejoin [...] May 29th, 2008 | Tags: children, homeschool | Category: Education, Rant, Social Commentary, children | One comment
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We can all be thankful that California’s Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is very much on the side of parental rights. The San Francisco website SFGate.com reports the “Governor vows to protect homeschooling”. March 8th, 2008 | Tags: children, homeschool | Category: Education, Social Commentary, children, homeschool | Leave a comment
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I’ve been looking around the internet to find other stories related to the California Homeschoolers’ Case. Below you will find more in depth analysis, or further information. No Place to Go details some of the background of this case. March 7th, 2008 | Tags: children, Family, homeschool | Category: Education, Family, Social Commentary, children, homeschool | Leave a comment
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Yesterday, I posted the story of the family who’s child protection case has triggered a knee-jerk reaction by an Appellate Court Judge who has deemed Homeschooling not to be a “constitutional right of parents”. I also promised I would return with more information, especially if you want to help. Well, the HSLDA has posted a [...] March 7th, 2008 | Tags: Family, homeschool | Category: Education, Family, SciTech, Social Commentary, homeschool | Leave a comment
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Caifornia, a state well-known for it’s progressive laws on virtually everything, is suddenly aiming for a serious regression. A ruling passed down from the Courts on Tuesday could forever change the landscape of homeschooling in California, and as my father-in-law says, “What starts in California ends up nation wide.” At stake is the right of [...] March 6th, 2008 | Tags: children, Family, homeschool | Category: Family, Rant, Social Commentary, children, homeschool | Leave a comment
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The Hidden Joys of Homeschooling
Whenever adults ask my children where they go to school and they answer “We’re homeschooled”, their second reaction (shortly after “That’s great!”) too often is to say “I couldn’t do that, be with my kids all the time!” I never can understand that. Silently, I always wonder “Then why did you bother [...]