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Birthdays, Girlfriends, Cousins, Magic Envelopes, Concerts, and Quadratic Equations

March 18, 2010

The Classical Conversations Challenge program that I have been teaching this year has proved to be just that: A Challenge. And not just for the students, but for ME – the teacher. Do you remember being in college, and feeling like your weekly reading/writing load might not be humanly possible? Well, that is how I’ve… Read More Birthdays, Girlfriends, Cousins, Magic Envelopes, Concerts, and Quadratic Equations

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Livin’ in the Land of the Literary (and the Historical, and the Political, and the Financial)

November 24, 2009

So said Hester Prynne, and glanced her sad eyes downward at the scarlet letter. And, after many, many years, a new grave was delved, near an old and sunken one, in that burial-ground beside which King’s Chapel has since been built. It was near that old and sunken grave, yet with a space between, as… Read More Livin’ in the Land of the Literary (and the Historical, and the Political, and the Financial)

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Continuing With Classical….(Part 2)

August 23, 2009

As part of the application process to be a tutor in the Classical Conversations homeschool program, you are required to write an essay response to Dorothy Sayers essay entitled “The Lost Tools of Learning.” I mentioned this essay in a previous post. You may read it for yourself here. I am printing it (my essay)… Read More Continuing With Classical….(Part 2)

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Continuing With Classical….

August 19, 2009

About 10 years ago, right before I started homeschooling, I attended a homeschool conference with my friends Tamyra and Karla. While there, I was drawn to the “Trivium” table in the exhibition hall. There stood Laurie and Harvey Bluedorn ( I had no idea who they were at the time!) with all kinds of information… Read More Continuing With Classical….

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Fall Frenzy

November 22, 2008

If only my heart and mind felt as peaceful and quaint as this photo looks. Truth is, this front porch always sets the scene for the coming and going of the Krum family and many others on a very consistent basis. So, here’s a few glimpses of what we’ve been up to…….. Robert has been… Read More Fall Frenzy

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Birthdays, Bum Knees, Brides, Boys, and Blues

November 15, 2008

So, just a week after my dad returned home from celebrating his 70th birthday in Massachusetts, he was scheduled for a total knee replacement! I’d known about this surgery for quite a while, but didn’t think a thing of it until he started talking about driving himself to the hospital and hobbling out on crutches… Read More Birthdays, Bum Knees, Brides, Boys, and Blues

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Back To School 2008-2009

September 26, 2008

We just completed our third week of the school year, so I though I’d post the things what each child is studying/participating in this year. I can’t believe Kory is in the 8th grade this year – which also means it is our 9th year of homeschooling! Kory is a great student – such an… Read More Back To School 2008-2009

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Good Problem To Have???

July 27, 2008

About six years ago I started getting together with my friend Betsy for a weekly geography lesson with our kids. The following year a couple of moms expressed interest in joining us, and they did. We decided to study the same history curriculum and meet once a week to do a more involved and hands… Read More Good Problem To Have???

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Life Ruined at age 11 – Mother and Saxon Math Alleged Perpetrators

June 2, 2008

Actually, he is still alive and well, the one who spoke these words numerous times in a variety of ways in the last two weeks…. “Mom, why would you want to ruin my life over a little thing called math????” or “Is ruining my life what you really want to do, Mom? Over math? Really?”… Read More Life Ruined at age 11 – Mother and Saxon Math Alleged Perpetrators

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The Fall of Constantinople

March 14, 2008

So, we re-enacted the battle between the Ottoman Turks and the city of Constantinople today in my basement. This was the PERFECT lesson for a class of 12 boys – they loved it! I was on for teaching today, and Kory helped me with a wonderful book called Great Battles. It gave details of the… Read More The Fall of Constantinople