Smart Kids Being Dumb
If I had it to do all over again, I would never have put them in school. I would have gone straight to online schools once I could no...
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The Upside Down World ~ The Blog
- Jan 22, 2012
- 3 min
In Which I Call Creationism Demonic
From “Thinking SciFi” “O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.” (Psalm 139:1) Perhaps the most frightening attribute of God is that...
- Sep 7, 2011
- 2 min
Today I’m thinking about school – Update
After thinking about it for a while and talking with the school principal to get his take on what the core of the issue might be, I...
- Aug 25, 2011
- 3 min
Jiu-Jitsu for the Bullied
(It always kills me that “socialization” is seen as a potential problem for homeschooled kids. Like the barbarians that run the social...
- Jul 28, 2008
- 4 min
Summer Camp and Peer Socialization
While I’m pleased as punch that he handled himself well with other kids, I am not nearly so pleased with how quickly and (to me)...
- Jun 23, 2008
- 2 min
In Search of the Perfect Curriculum – Help!
A Beka. For kids my sons’ age (particularly the older one), I like the approach of The Well Trained Mind. However, as much as I love my...
- Jun 11, 2008
- 4 min
Gifted in Public
My kids and I took a little trip today to a local cave. It’s a sight seeing sort of place with some cool geology and stalactites and...
- Apr 28, 2008
- 1 min
10 year old boys are right: word problems are evil!
New research seems to back up my decision to drop word problems. Researchers have conducted experiments which showed that students who...
- Apr 16, 2008
- 1 min
African American Homeschoolers
Joanne Jacobs points us to a story in The Village Voice about the growing number of African American homeschoolers. If you can get past...
- Apr 16, 2008
- 2 min
The Orioles Are Coming
We have a small deck off of our kitchen where I hang our bird feeders. This allows us to draw them in close enough to actually see them...
- Apr 9, 2008
- 1 min
Homeschooling Blahs
Of course, for some reason, this time of year tends to be a bit wearing on me. It’s the interminable wait for spring, I suppose. Any...
- Apr 8, 2008
- 1 min
The Carnival of Homeschooling Is Up!
This week’s Carnival of Homeschooling is up over at A Pondering Heart. Thanks to Jocelyn for putting it together. If you have a chance,...
- Mar 30, 2008
- 5 min
Raising Christian Evolutionists
I wrote a post on why parents who teach their children creation science or intelligent design in a way which elevates those teachings to...
- Mar 25, 2008
- 1 min
Did you know that homeschoolers sometimes leave their homes?
I’m still waiting to get my internet back on, so I don’t have time to blog properly about this, but I just wanted to direct everyone’s...
- Mar 7, 2008
- 4 min
The Bitter Homeschooler’s Wish List
The Bitter Homeschooler’s Wish List By Deborah Markus, from Secular Homeschooling, Issue #1, Fall 2007 1 Please stop asking us if it’s...
- Feb 25, 2008
- 7 min
Teaching Creation Science or ID? A formula for putting your child’s Christian faith at risk.
In my last post I kind of poked at those who use ridiculous notions of socialization to criticize homeschooling. Today, I’m going to...
- Feb 8, 2008
- 3 min
Christians as a “Creative Minority”
I came across a great quote today from Pope Benedict which presents a way of thinking about living an authentic Christian life in our...
- Jan 8, 2008
- 2 min
There are elves in the fire
I got to do something today which I had once planned on spending much of my life doing, but never really got the chance to do after...
- Oct 1, 2006
- 1 min
The Wall of Taxonomy
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