As a homeschool Mom with a child with challenges, the vote that is coming up in the United States Senate on December 4, 2012 is especially concerning to me. The Home School Legal Defense Association explains it better than I ever could (below is a portion of their assessment. I have highlighted some sections that I find especially troubling). I urge you to contact your US Senators and ask them to vote NO on the UNread more…
We finished Babe: The Gallant Pig about mid-week and I must say again that I found the book to be much more charming and meaningful than the movie (which I also enjoyed). I felt that I knew the characters of Fly, Ma, Babe, and Farmer Hoggett much more so from the book than in the movie. As with Charlotte’s Web, Hannah and I were both sad when the book was over. As we neared the finalread more…
Michigan’s Wayne County Prosecutor is pushing for legislation that would put parents in jail for three days if they fail to show up for at least one parent-teacher conference each year. The prosecutor, Kym Worthy is pushing for this in Detroit, in Wayne County, and if she can get a legislator to sponsor it, at the State level. My initial reaction to this story was that it’s rather funny that they are so critical of homeschoolingread more…
My daughter enjoys puzzles, so this past week I decided to step her challenge up to a 300 piece, round puzzle. It had a lot of color gradients in it and no straight edge for the frame, so I was hoping it wouldn’t be frustrating for her … when will I learn? She was quite excited to show me her masterpiece when I arrived home today. Perhaps the next one should be 500 pieces? OneMom
