"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 19th, 2007
I recently added a new category to my blog, titled "Lecture Notes". I am now attending conferences and seminars regarding homeschool and need a place to store my notes. This blog seems as good a place as any and you can read what might be of interest as well! I attended the Christian Heritage Home […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 12th, 2007
A local homeschool organization hosted SALT magazine publishers, Jim and Cindy McDermott. They are a married homeschooling couple with 12 children. Here is a recap of the talk… They have 12 children, ages ranging from 10 months to 20 years. They currently live in Missouri, but I don’t think they were always there. Benefits of […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 1st, 2006
Yay! This is the last book from the homeschool course! Now, all I have to do it submit my notes and I will be “certified” to homeschool in Washington state! Description from the back of the book: This book provides an introduciton to the Lifestyle of Learning message. It outlines three […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 13th, 2006
Description from homeschooloasis.com Reb says: “Need we fear the loss of our teenagers to the world? Must they fall victim to the s_xual pressures they will face? Not at all! Regretfully, I believe that most Christian parents hurt instead of help their children's chances for chastity, usually unknowingly. This 7-CD series will expose for parents […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 13th, 2006
description from homeschooloasis.com Have you asked these questions: Can children obey when spoken to calmly and only one time? What is a child-run home? Can different children be held to the same standard? How can a parent know if a toddler understands simple directions? What are the characteristics of rebellion? What exactly is “sass” and […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 10th, 2006
From moorefoundation.com: Booklet written by Dr. Moore on the research of educating young children. Topics include: Educational Faux Pas; Institutionalizing young children; Cognitive development; Neurophysiology; Social and emotional development; School entrance age; Parent attitudes and potential and The home as school. Fully documented. My points of impact: […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 10th, 2006
Description from homeschooloasis.com This 2-hour seminar is on tape and comes complete with a 52-page set of handouts, complete with reproducible masters and filled-in samples! Covers 10 reasons for record keeping and a chart to help you determine your own needs so you don't do any more or less than is optimally beneficial to you. […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 10th, 2006
Description from homeschooloasis.com This is an easy-to-use tool for creative, hands-on learning in many subjects! One homeschool mom said: “I've enjoyed working with your books and the kids. My son has written a few books now and finishing them up on the computer has helped him to enjoy writing even more. Thanks for the vehicle […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 10th, 2006
Description from homeschooloasis.com These books reflects the real-life, delight-directed interests of Marilyns children. It is not the actual notebooks that they created but is a report of the notebook projects. It consists of a detailed outline of contents and a thorough presentation of what the actual notebooks consists of, including: how it was laid out, length of […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 9th, 2006
Description from Amazon.com Role models for a generation of homeschoolers, David and Micki Colfax are teachers turned ranchers who taught their four sons at home in the 1970s and ’80s and schooled three of them into Harvard. The Colfaxes don’t purport to be experts; they don’t prescribe a formula for their success. Rather, their […]