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Really exciting news landed in my reader box today:
My Catholic Faith Delivered
They have pricing info so far on the Faith and Life series. I’m interested in the Didache as well. Strongly considering signing up. I’m not giving up the one-on-one and the group discussions as those are vital, but this should free up [...]
Mother’s Last Skin-to-Skin Goodbye Saves her 20 oz Baby
Bush Quietly Saved a Million African Lives
What Do You Want, an Engraved Dismissal?
We can’t have that…
Evangelization Training for Catholics: Learn to Share the Authentic Gospel Message!
license to exterminate our unborn
and this video — warning: may not be suitable for [...]
If you want an explanation of the title, ask my kids. I don’t know exactly what that means. Except my 18-yo kept saying, “Mom, you got owned.” Whatever. (Am I allowed to say that at 41?)
My 13-year-old is amazing. Okay, I probably shouldn’t say that before I’ve explained why. But [...]
Since this is my blog, I’m allowed to brag once in a while, right?
I also post this as an encouragement to myself and other homeschooling mothers who worry about their children’s writing skills. I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it in the past but Aisa was very resistant to formal writing classes/lessons. I tried [...]
I am officially TIRED.
Starting today and until baby’s here and we’ve recovered, here’s our coursework:
Religion: Pray the Liturgy of the Hours with Mommy at 9, 12, 3, 6 and 9.
English: Read a book (approved by Mom) and blog about it.
Math: Do 1 Math lesson.
Science: Watch one episode on the Physics DVD or [...]
I have no words of my own, as my heart is still too full to speak, but I echo Jennifer’s:
So I don’t understand, but I will hope right along with you. I will have faith, the same faith I’ve always had, not a new one brought about by this one human man. I will [...]
from Fr. Bonaventure of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate.
To quote:
The education of children is a very delicate procedure. It is more delicate than the most highly trained neurosurgeon. For he only operates on matter, the brain, or the neurological system, or the spine. The teacher, the educator, operates on the very soul [...]
Chapter 1 Vocabulary list for [...]
Chesterton on Home Schooling
Why Shakir Can’t Read (H/T Crunchy Con [...]
A Great Victory for California Homeschoolers
Thank you, [...]
for Paco, but Aisa may also use it after graduation — I dropped the ball on formal Logic and Philosophy studies a couple of years back. After doing Angelicum Academy’s Harry Stottlemeier, we used several books from The Critical Thinking Company. I wasn’t confident enough in my own ability to teach logic, but the [...]
Especially appropriate since today is Independence Day. Real education, real learning is about the freedom to become the best person one can be. It’s about enabling children to respond to that call to brilliance.
7/22/08: ETA:
I had put the book on my “next” list, and it’s still there — but you may want to [...]
For Aisa, American Government credits, discussion, possible paper…
the 4Real thread that has all the links
but I’d like you to read this one at least:
Homeschooling and Constitutional Rights
Much food for [...]
So I’m sick. And spent more time on the computer today than usual, owing to my being in bed most of the day. I did try to work on one of Yena’s summer outfits this morning, and got as far as the sleeves. Then I realized I needed to have lining, and I’m [...]
- we traveled twice to St. Lou/Cape and back
- I read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle; The Omnivore’s Dilemma; Persuasion; Northanger Abbey; finishing up Mansfield Park today
- tried out Door-to-Door Organics and didn’t like it
- wintersowed roughly 46 seeds, with at least 4x more coming in the next few weeks
- changed our phone plan to something $10 cheaper and has an additional phone Continue reading In the Past Four Weeks
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