“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Protection and parental rights
Protecting children from abuse and neglect is a serious duty, and there is no doubt that the authorities who are charged with that duty have no easy job. But what rights do government authorities have over our children when abuse and neglect aren’t at issue? Today in my Washington Times Communities Pages column, I look […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Let the children play
This is not a regular Fine Arts Friday post. I’m not looking at a particular artist or composer, a method for studying nature, or why or how to incorporate handicrafts. It’s really not fine artsy at all, but it does encapsulate Charlotte Mason’s belief that “Self-education is the only possible education; the rest is mere […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Behind the times
You know how you get a little bit behind? Just a bit, no big deal. Half an hour max would set you straight. But then you get a little bit behind in something else. Then something else falls behind. And something else, etc., etc., etc. At this point, I’m going to need a new month. […]
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College prep?
This post is a little insight to how my mind works, so this is your chance to turn away. I saw these three things at about the same time: Mike Rowe has a new initiative called Profoundly Disconnected that is part of his continuing effort to encourage work in general and the trades specifically. It’s […]
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Your brain is a muscle
Michelle Ray, AKA Galtsgirl, shared this interesting article on the key to math achievement. There’s some great stuff there, even if I’m not sure I agree with their “be more Japanese!” approach. Simply put, too many people have a mistaken belief that intelligence is genetic. Culturally, we’ve adopted “You are as smart as you’ll ever […]
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Failed analogy
On our way to church yesterday, Bulldozer was reading through his memory verse with quite a bit of help. This led to a comment from Satchmo about how reading is too hard. Seizing this teachable moment, I talk about how reading is the key that unlocks all the stories. Just like it was hard for […]
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Passion isn’t enough
I saw this interesting comparison of the Finnish and American educational systems posted on Facebook, which made me think of this article linked in The Transom on Monday on why so many members of Generation Y are unhappy. I don’t think the article is completely fair to that cohort. You can’t deny they’re coming […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Brain dump
I got nothing. Links! Raise a glass to Claude Shannon, Jr. , the genius no one’s heard of but whose work you’re benefiting from right now. There ought to be no law. From the little I’ve read, the law isn’t as awful as it could be, but talk about a camel’s nose in the door. […]
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Common Core and equality
(This post contains affiliated links.) A lot has been said about Common Core, from the problems with the standards themselves to the dangers of data mining. While it doesn’t directly affect homeschool students, the data collection and shifting standardized tests to common core standards will probably have some impact on homeschoolers. For me, one of the […]
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Back to school, legally!
Or back to whatever it is we call this thing. “Back to more structured educational schedule, with less lounging about?” Today, my Washington Times Communities article is on educators and educational fair use of copyrighted material. And homeschooler, if you think this doesn’t affect you, you’re wrong. Listen, you might think our intellectual property rights […]
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