Category Archives: Homeschooling

Book Review: Fire in the Hills

Posted on October 2, 2008 by jove

I picked up Donna Jo Napoli’s Fire in the Hills at the library the other week. We’ve read some of her work before (The King of Mulberry Street) and really enjoyed it. Excellent historical fiction. This one is shelved in … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, history | 3 Comments

Poetry update

Posted on September 27, 2008 by jove

I was reading Sheila’s post about writing poetry with her kids and realized that I forgot to update you all on my own poetry challenge. First, I now read the poem that Becky posts on Fridays instead of skimming over … Continue reading →

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other things going on

Posted on September 20, 2008 by jove

Although I’ve been working pretty hard, other stuff is happening. The weather has been getting pretty cold at night and went down almost to freezing the other day. The tomatoes didn’t seem to be doing much anyway, so we picked … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, cooking, etc, Homeschooling, sustainable lifestyles, Tigger's writing | 5 Comments

not that planners aren’t useful…

Posted on September 19, 2008 by jove

I have used my bog-standard day planner to help manage the stress of this heavy workload season. Basically, I realized that after about 3 p.m. I can’t do any useful work actually reviewing grant applications (which is what I do). … Continue reading →

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things to think about

Posted on September 10, 2008 by jove

I’m reading Madeleine L’Engle’s Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage and came across this today (page 125 of the edition I have). There are many times when the idea that there is indeed a pattern seems absurd wishful thinking. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Religion, Science | 3 Comments

Poetry: small steps

Posted on September 3, 2008 by jove

Becky put a good link in her comment on my recent lament about poetry. (Was it a lament? Perhaps not.) So on the principal that a long journey begins with a single step, I have been listening to a few … Continue reading →

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Math update: The Lady or the Lions

Posted on August 30, 2008 by jove

ALERT: If you have come directly to the page for this post (say, from a feed reader) you are going to get the whole thing. It includes solutions to the problem. I tried to put this after a break that … Continue reading →

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Poetry and me

Posted on August 29, 2008 by jove

This is not a Poetry Friday post. I love the idea of Poetry Friday but I freeze completely at the thought of posting something. And I have to admit that I tend not to read the poems folks on my … Continue reading →

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The problem of levels and age

Posted on August 27, 2008 by jove

Shaun has occasionally posted about the difficulties of educating her profoundly gifted daughter. One of the reasons she homeschools is because she just couldn’t get a school system based primarily around age to work for her daughter, particularly when she … Continue reading →

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Probabilistic thinking

Posted on August 24, 2008 by jove

One thing I love about blogging is how much I learn. I hope none of you were under the impression that I have everything figured out. I am a extrovert decision maker, which means that I need to talk about … Continue reading →

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