Homeschool video recommendation

My guys have the option of up to 2 hours of education videos per day, as part of their schoolwork. My youngest recommends the YouTube channel Life Noggin for interesting educational content! Today's video: What if you only drank milk? https://youtu.be/GyBHBZW0O44

Law Homeschool

I've decided that I'm interested in law. I suppose at some level I have been for a long time. The best class I had in college was a study of the First Amendment, as told by US Supreme Court cases. That class was absolutely fascinating, and it was a wonder to me that the language…

This is how I want to study history

I find myself suddenly in the position of homeschooling a fifth grader - mine. And so, now I have to consider and implement the vague ideas about HOW ONE SHOULD LEARN HISTORY, that've been kicking around my head. Ever since I had history. And hated it. And, because I not only want my kids to have…

One more thing we can do about gun violence

A friend asked, "Why do so many people have problems with putting metal detectors in schools?" I'll just speak for me, here. I don't have serious problems with metal detectors at schools, except for one thing: It's rather security theater, than it is actual security. I'm all for metal detectors, if we don't think of…

It’s not that I’m busy…

...it's that I'm excited, so I FEEL busy. Lots of running around this week, after Benny got better (he caught pneumonia! He's all better tho...).  Yesterday Kiddo had a poetry reading at school. She'd be mortified that I even mentioned it here, so I'll just say that I really enjoyed it, and one of her…

Uhhhh….

As usual, I have a ton to tell and no art to put it together. Believe it or not, I use up all my art and craftiness in my other blog, and in Twitter, and in trying to get the site and the show better and better. I get here, and I just want to brain…

So Homeworky Together…

Eric's at a friend's house, Benny is down for a nap...and Sean, Kiddo and I are doing our respective homework. Sean has studying for an exam, and I have a session to put together. Kiddo's on the couch next to me (we're both on laptops, praise the information age!) working on an essay. Her teacher…