Monthly Archives: August 2006

The Carnival of Homeschooling is up at Category Five. The post starts off with an interesting research presentation about weather conditions along the Trail of Tears. It ends with a round-up of homeschool blogging posts.Be sure to check it out.

Saturday, there was a column in The Columbus Dispatch written by a mom who does not think she has what it takes to homeschool. “I don’t think I have what it takes: the patience of a saint, an organizational style … Continue reading →

The other day another homeschooling mom I know made a comment about “Christian homeschoolers,” that she did not understand them. You had to hear the inflection in her voice to really know what she was saying, but it was not … Continue reading →

What’s your nerd score? The score is the percentage of test-takers who scored lower (less nerdy) than you. I scored 81. That’s right, I am 81% nerd. What does this mean? Your nerdiness is: High-Level Nerd. You are definitely MIT … Continue reading →

This week’s Carnival of Homeschooling is up at Patricia Ann’s Pollywog Creek Porch. Stop on by and enjoy a mosquito infested tour of the Florida Everglades, while browsing links to some of the best posts the homeschool blogging community has … Continue reading →

I just realized that I have not done a crafty post in a really long time. By far, the fall and winter months are the time when I do the most crafting, but I still do crafts during the summer. … Continue reading →

I tentatively plan to start school on Monday. I wanted to have a school calendar with 36 weeks in order to accommodate the Learning Language Arts Through Literature (LLATL) program (which has 36 weekly lessons) and make it easier to … Continue reading →

I can’t believe that I haven’t posted since the last carnival post! Well, the new carnival is up at The Common Room. Drop in and check out what other homeschool bloggers are up to. I just noticed that have to … Continue reading →

The 32nd Carnival of Homeschooling is up at Sprittibee. “If you don’t know what a posting carnival is… let me explain. You see, likeminded bloggers who share a common interest enjoy seeing what each other have to say. So some … Continue reading →

When I first got the idea to homeschool, Papa Smurf was very supportive and excited. He is a longtime reader of Thomas Sowell (and others) and has a great degree of disdain for the public school system. He e-mailed me … Continue reading →