Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder My review rating: 4 of 5 starsI strongly recommend reading Poison Study, Assassin Study, Magic Study, and Power Study all at a go. The two novellas are optional but canonical and fun. Snyder’s world seems to be made up of just two countries: Ixia and Sitia. When Poison Study starts, […]
Geography is colorful — and a whole lot more
National Geograhic is leading the My Wonderful World campaign. There are suggestions for parents, kids, teens, and educators. I wanna be a teen. I want to get a passport and a nifty little GPS unit and go geocaching and explore the world and learn other languages.
Mythlandia
How many of these references do you recognize? I had a little trouble on the site when using Firefox, so you may need to try a different browser if you can’t see the incredible map mural at first. (Link updated 24-December-2007.)
Good Homeschooling Day
Katarina went out with me and we drove around, taking pictures of things. OK, that sounds vague, but really, Katarina enjoys taking pictures of things, and these things are highly random yet they all have certain qualities: They’re frequently old, cracked, rusted, or broken/trashed They can be cast in some sort of juxtapositional light They are […]
In Nail Bondage
Current Mood: 😄bouncyCurrent Music: Putumayo’s World Playground CD
Government Information
Very useful: Government Information Awareness
Today’s Miscellany
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. –Abraham J. Heschel Homeschooling link: NonStop English is intended for helping those learning English as a second/foreign language, but it looks like it would be useful to others as well. For sambear: The Flight of Ducks Too bad this […]
Linky Link Link
I’m crossposting this to my journal and the HSing community here: The Visual Telling of Stories Archive Iraqi Art Theft Issues I got sorta stuck on this Middle East/North Africa Map Test. I just could not quit until I got them all right. Make sure your pointing device is working well, though — you have to […]
Homeschooling Joy
Something Katie said after reading the news this morning sparked a conversation about war and how it affects the economy. And about governments, taxation, how resources are used, etc. Which led to discussing sustainable growth, relationships, agriculture—you name it. Well, it’s really an ongoing conversation—new things pop into our heads from time to time. I love […]