Homeschooling

  • Powerful Homily for Homeschoolers, Parents and Educators

    from Fr. Bonaventure of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. To quote: The education of children is a very delicate procedure. It is more delicate than the most highly trained neurosurgeon. For he only operates on matter, the brain, or… Continue reading

  • Saint Anthony and the Christ Child

    Chapter 1 Vocabulary list for Migi, 9: Portuguese armory entertaining magistrate beautiful laughter doublet fierce flourishing Saracens ancestor possessions murmured accounts cathedral question courtyard roused attention deceived Continue reading

  • Reads of the Day

    Chesterton on Home Schooling Why Shakir Can’t Read (H/T Crunchy Con Rod Dreher) Continue reading

  • And “Everything” Is Alright Again in California… at least for now.

    A Great Victory for California Homeschoolers Thank you, Henry Cate Continue reading

  • 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

  • Homeschooling and The Call to Brilliance

    Especially appropriate since today is Independence Day. Real education, real learning is about the freedom to become the best person one can be. It’s about enabling children to respond to that call to brilliance. 7/22/08: ETA: I had put the… Continue reading

  • Cute Song from Le Papillon

    Last year, the family enjoyed a French movie called Le Papillon. There are a few adult-themed moments in the movie; we either pre-screen and then ff when watching with the kids, or talk over the dialogue. But the child and… Continue reading

    Cute Song from Le Papillon

  • California, Homeschooling, Unalienable Rights

    For Aisa, American Government credits, discussion, possible paper… the 4Real thread that has all the links but I’d like you to read this one at least: Homeschooling and Constitutional Rights Much food for thought, huh. Continue reading

  • Links and a Recipe

    Baby Poems over at Martha’s, Yes They’re All Ours! The American Mathematics Competitions MathCounts Latin Spell Checker Catholic Music Network Spirit and Song Why Eating a Big Mac is Cheaper than Eating a Salad Latin Altar Card (pdf file) Altar… Continue reading

  • Sick

    So I’m sick. And spent more time on the computer today than usual, owing to my being in bed most of the day. I did try to work on one of Yena’s summer outfits this morning, and got as far… Continue reading