Homeschooling
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Honoring St. Augustine (and his mom)
“Our hearts were made for Thee, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in Thee.” “Sero te amavi pulchritudo tam antiqua et tam nova!” (Late have I loved thee, O Beauty so ancient and so new!) Lots of… Continue reading
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Reads of the Day
Chesterton on Home Schooling Why Shakir Can’t Read (H/T Crunchy Con Rod Dreher) Continue reading
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Above My Pay Grade?
Wow. I don’t get paid for what I do. Not monetarily anyway. But there are MANY MANY things I certainly would NOT consider to be above my pay grade. I *know* my baby has human rights even before he/she is… Continue reading
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New Movie to Watch!
Henry Poole is Herehttp://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=33377371,t=1,mt=video Recommended by several Catholic groups! Argh. Our list is getting longer. Good problem though 😉 Just last year I was complaining to a friend how there aren’t ever acceptable movies being shown on the big screen… Continue reading
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Choosing a Catholic College / University, an Open Letter
Attend any university you want that fulfills your academic needs, but if you choose a Catholic university BECAUSE you want your faith to fluorish, just be aware that Catholic university these days does not mean what it meant 10, 20,… Continue reading
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And “Everything” Is Alright Again in California… at least for now.
A Great Victory for California Homeschoolers Thank you, Henry Cate Continue reading
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What I’ve Been Watching, or More Reasons to Homeschool
http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/loader.swf this one preview first before deciding to show kids: Continue reading
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Four years ago
I just found this pic this morning of my now 6-yo. I miss her so. She still explores and makes messes, but the days of flour-on-the-floor are gone…. well, maybe not completely. I’m already looking forward to the messes Mr.… Continue reading
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The Attack of the Colds. (And the Sleepies.)
Well, it’s official. The Summer Cold has invaded our family. Three of us are down. Tonight we allowed our 12-year-old to skip the family Rosary so he can sleep early — we were praying quite late because Dad and I… Continue reading
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New Additions to This Year’s Curriculum, So Far
for Paco, but Aisa may also use it after graduation — I dropped the ball on formal Logic and Philosophy studies a couple of years back. After doing Angelicum Academy’s Harry Stottlemeier, we used several books from The Critical Thinking… Continue reading
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