Knowledge News
We’re focusing on history and science right now, and I’m considering buying a subscription to KnowledgeNews. I respect the breadth and depth of information represented by my friends here, so I’m going to ask a favor of you. Would you…
Chair Alternatives
Folks on one of my homeschooling lists are talking about the fitness balls (used as chairs) and balance boards – see http://www.fitter1.com/pkfo.html. I’m curious. In fact, I’m more than curious. I’d kinda like to try it. Have any of y’all…
Neuropsychology of the Playground
The Neuropsychology of the Playground I’m putting the link here because it seems interesting, but I can’t seem to focus on it right now. Or anything else, like writing my final for the tech writing course, which is due today…
Shirts & Putty
American Apology Shirt I don’t have the guts to wear it around here, but I couldn’t help laughing 🙂 Yes, I know there’s a domestic version. That is tempting. And then there’s Thinking Putty!
EPCparts?
Does anyone know anything about EPCparts? There’s a fairly low-priced promotional offer from them to educators that’s being passed around on homeschooling lists, but I haven’t ever heard of them before. I saw a couple of sites claiming that they’re…
Stop The Gay Canadians!
Morford does it again. I can’t stop laughing. Stop The Gay Canadians! First icky legalized homosexual marriage, then the apocalypse. Conservative America trembles Hordes of quivering GOP lawmakers and vast throngs of proudly homophobic right-wing Christian Americans fell into an…
What’s Your BHAG?
If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise. –Robert Fritz That ties in to today’s Word Spy phrase. I love…
Posture and Headaches
I’ve been trying to remember to stand up straighter and be mindful of my posture in general since reading about a connection between poor posture and headaches. (I can’t find the original article, but here’s another one.) I told real_pochacco,…
Language Arts
Confession: Homeschooling is a great excuse for buying cool stuff I wish I’d gotten to play—um, learn—with as a kid. But as our kids outgrow some things, I guess I’ll have to just push them on other people for their…