Today I listened to a CD of a writing workshop that I ordered entitled, Writing Without Fear. The speaker, Susan Wise Bauer, is a published novelist, author of a series of world history texts for grammar school students, as well as another for adults; she wrote a curriculum guide for homeschooling k-12th graders, is a [...]
V-A-C-A-TION… in the Summertime!
August 28, 2007 by at 9:11 pm
Name that tune! (My father would be sooo proud.) By Iowa Law, homeschoolers must either test annually, submit a portfolio demonstrating a year’s worth of work and growth, or hire a supervising teacher. We chose the latter and we have a “Sup”. Our Sup’s name is Ms. Candy. The first time we met Ms. Candy [...]
Remind me to scrub and bleach my tub tomorrow.
August 26, 2007 by at 9:28 pm
I’m deep in research mode this evening. I’m collecting info, reviews, and scope and sequence on various grammar, spelling and language programs. Handy Man is in the process of tediously tiling the custom shower I insisted we do with a complex pattern of various sizes of tile. (I love you, Handy Man. It’ll all be [...]
Some Pictures Need No Explanation
August 24, 2007 by at 10:30 am
I just love how my boybarians so carefully coordinate their color schemes. They really choose with great care all their accessories, as can be seen in these photos. Someday, they will make wonderful additions to the boardroom, bench, operating room or life of academia. I’m positive the excellent training they’ve received in the subject matter [...]
Warning: More LA ramblings
August 23, 2007 by at 10:25 am
I’ve been thinking more since I posted the long language post last night, to clarify my thoughts. I think Einstein is exactly where he should be based on his age and the level of instruction he’s been given about writing and spelling (which is virtually none). My concerns lie not so much in his abilities [...]
Thinking Outloud
August 22, 2007 by at 8:30 pm
I have been tossing and turning the last few night because of noisy, strobe-light-like thunderstorms here in the Midwest. Pair a few days of bad weather and one night that some poor tomcat spent outside screaming. (Prolly about a girl.) I sympathize with him, I really do, but clearly he doesn’t realize the ramifications of [...]
