Thursday, September 5, 2013

Michael Clay Thompson’s Grammar Island and Practice Island Curriculum Review

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Grammar Island  is not your everyday grammar program.   It is quite unusual and can be hard to get a handle on what exactly it is.   Howe...
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Review of Curriculum Reviews

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Once again it is that time of year when homeschooling parents begin to contemplate curricula choices for next year. What shall I use? Will...
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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Curriculum Review: Times Tales

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Rote memorization is not fun for anyone.  Many children despise it.  Some hate it and others are just no good at it.  So what have gener...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

A Frightening (Non-Political) Reality about This Year’s Election

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Time is ticking.  As the days until the election trickle down, I had a very disturbing realization.  This may well be my last chance to in...
Sunday, June 10, 2012

Curriculum Review: Math-U-See

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We used the math curricula  Math-U-See  Beta for our second grade son this past year.  The program consists of a instructor's package ...
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Dear God, Please Don't Let My Children be "Normal"

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The impetus for this blog entry might seem bizarre to many of you.  But anyone who is familiar with my convoluted, bizarre train of though...
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Unexpected Revelation of Philosophy

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Since I am not prone to introspection, whenever philosophical ideas or revelations come to me, they are always somewhat of a surprise.  Id...
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