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Entries from May 2009

giving gymnastics a whirl

May 12th, 2009
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Aidan’s latest venture is into the world of gymnastics. He expressed an interest (probably because his cousins are involved in the sport), so we signed him up for a course through the park district. So far, he’s really liking it. It’s just been two days, but he’s warmed up very quickly. It usually takes him [...]

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i don’t want to do math today

May 5th, 2009
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Every once in awhile I get this panic feeling when it comes to homeschooling. Even though we have thoughtfully and consciously made the decision regarding our approach I have these waves of uncertainty wondering are we doing this the “right” way. Typically these waves come after talks, or rather questions from others as to what [...]

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why limiting book choice is a bad idea: 10 reasons

May 5th, 2009
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Recently at my institution, we’ve been fighting against some pressure by the administration for First Year Composition department faculty to limit the number of texts used across their department for a single course to one or two. This pressure is coming under the pretense of cutting costs for students, which of course everyone at the [...]

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