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November 2010

November 09, 2010

Everyone Needs a Christina

Today when Christina walked in, she saw Ezra sitting upside down on the couch. In...

November 07, 2010

Random Sunday Thoughts

Chili's in the pot, Jeff is in NH, and the boys are staging intergallactic battles....

November 06, 2010

Salt and Flour Maps

I always had the best salt and flour maps. So did my sisters. And not...

November 03, 2010

Projecting

"What did you have for breakfast this morning? Did you have a bunch of syrup?!!"...

November 03, 2010

Day of the Dead

Today, November 2, is known as Day of the Dead in Mexico. It coincides with...

November 01, 2010

Art Anxiety

They didn't touch any of the paintings. They didn't hit each other. They didn't get...

October 2010

October 30, 2010

Sabbath

It was suggested by a friend that I take a day off from the blog....

October 28, 2010

Curriculum

Whew. A week of reading the work of Ellen Galinsky and Charlotte Mason. A week...

October 28, 2010

Skill 7: Self-Directed, Engaged Learning

(Warning: This is a ridiculously long post - made longer by this warning. But I...

October 26, 2010

Day 31

(Note: I took a break today from reviewing the life skills described in Ellen Galinsky's...

October 25, 2010

Day 6 of Mind in the Making – Too Easy!

Zach was talking to his grandmother this weekend on speaker phone, and she asked how...

October 24, 2010

Day 5 of Mind in the Making – Critical Thinking

"Mommy, why do the leaves fall from the top of the tree first?" Ezra asked...

October 23, 2010

Day 4 of Mind in the Making – Making Connections

"It's so amazing, Momma. Your bum is so large it can cover up the entire...

October 22, 2010

Radio Silence

Fell asleep at work today. Homeschool, work, life. Mommy needs a nap. Will resume tomorrow.

October 20, 2010

Day 3 of Mind in the Making – Communication

"This is where it happened." That's how Ezra began one of his tall tales last...

October 19, 2010

Day 2 of Mind in the Making – Getting Perspective

On our first visit to the MFA two weeks ago, Jake asked the boys, "Do...

October 19, 2010

Day 1 of Mind in the Making – Focus!

"Can we please focus?!" This is a plea the boys hear many times during a typical...

October 18, 2010

Mind In The Making

Do you find yourself talking about executive function skills at cocktail parties these days? OK...

October 15, 2010

Capitalization

Today was a hard day. It was rainy and we didn't get outside. Our Au...

October 14, 2010

I’m Bored

Are you bored with this blog yet? The posts are not as funny. I'm not...

October 12, 2010

Base-10 Freak

Despite my claims of being cool a few posts back, in many ways I'm a...

October 10, 2010

Boys

Wednesday’s nature class was an all-boy affair. Friday’s park day the same. I haven’t been...

October 08, 2010

Qualified

There is a theory among some homeschoolers that everything a child needs to know can...

October 06, 2010

The Cost of Homeschooling

Are you hoping this post is going to be about some lyrical sense in which...

October 05, 2010

What Is It About Balls?

Before my kids could walk, they would pull themselves up, gripping with one hand the...

October 05, 2010

Why I Work

I flew in from Virginia today and went straight to work, where I run afterschool...

October 02, 2010

New Zoo Revue

I went to the National Zoo this afternoon with the boys and their cousin Jesse....

October 02, 2010

Sick Day

No home school today. Not unless you are one of the unschoolers. The unschoolers reject...

September 2010

September 30, 2010

Why Home-schooled Kids Are Weird

Eleven AM and we are trying to get out the door to go to Chuck...

September 30, 2010

Where the Heart Is

I came home yesterday to help my nephew Nathan catch up with schoolwork. He's home...

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