Lovely Day with the Father of My Children
All three of our children were far flung in three different states today, but my husband and I had a nice day celebrating Father’s Day together.
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74 School Shootings Since Newtown
I have been praying about this but more needs to happen. This is unacceptable.
Books Our Teen Daughter Recommends
Looking for good teen reading material with strong female characters? Here is a list of our 17 year old’s favorites…
Book Review: Mom Candy
This is an inch and a half thick book full of a thousand quotes for moms, perfect for mother’s day.
Good Taste in Music
The music she played for me on this trip was fantastic and I recommend you check it out.
New Poem: Our College Tour
Because I’ve both
served so much
and held back so relentlessly
she’s taking responsibility for her choices
Home from a Week Long College Tour
Together with our youngest, I drove 35 hours this past week through seven states to see six colleges. We had a great time, and it was all very clarifying and illuminating.
A Visit to Juniata College
Today we visited Juniata College in south central Pennsylvania and liked it.
We Got to the New England Robotics Championships
This was quite a life lesson about being prepared whether or not you think you’ll get a chance!
The Foolishness of Rejecting Our Own Gifted
Can we create a worthy educational system and a fair college application process that honors their potential and makes the most of it? Please, as Americans, let us embrace and nurture our gifted instead of being such fools.
Run with Your Strengths
I was so glad to see the video clip below of the mom of an autistic child who didn’t accept his terrible prognosis and trusted her own instincts for what was best for him over the experts who told her otherwise.
Make the Ordinary Come Alive
Do not ask your children
to strive for extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem admirable,
but it is a way of foolishness.
About the New SAT
Well there has been a lot of buzz about the new revision to the SAT that will apply to kids that are freshman this year and younger.
No Formulas for Homeschooling High School
High school is a time to tailor offerings even more diligently to the specific needs of our unique pupils than ever before. It is not a time to buckle to the “system” and start playing the “game.”
Our Youngest Turns 17
Well, we had a snow day on our youngest daughter’s birthday, so although wishing she could go to robotics (see Monday’s post) she had a nice birthday. You can see a photo of the snow on our picnic table below; that is now followed by rain and then supposedly we are due another six or … Read more
Life with my Teen (& Book Review)
Our youngest daughter is deep in her 11th grade year, when a lot of kids feel an enormous amount of stress. She just took the ACT for the first time last Saturday, and she’s got the SAT as well as SAT Subject tests coming in a couple months, which is a lot for a homeschooler … Read more