Category Archives: home schoolI still remember the moment when I first realized that I had a choice about whether or not I could finish high school and get a college degree.
I was about twenty-five years old, living on my own in Washington, DC with bachelors degree in political science and international studies. I was musing about whether or [...]
Wow … I took a little blog vacation there. I didn’t mean to. In fact, my writing has really suffered for the last few months. I think I’ve finally found out why.
I was beginning to think I was going to have to say a fond farewell and just turn my back on this place I’ve [...]
I haven’t written in a while and I apologize. Things have have been bubbling here in the LightHouse, some good, some … eh. So I’ll fill in the gaps for you.
Back in July LightGirl was visiting a friend and they went walking in the woods chattering away as girls are wont to do. A few [...]
As those of you who read this blog regularly know, I homeschool the LightChildren. Well, a more appropriate description is … they engage in home learning and I throw books at their heads. No. That’s not right either. But something happens around here and occasionally something like an education seems to sprout.
Well, we fell behind [...]
I’m still here. I’m still alive. I don’t know what’s been going on in my head lately, but the well seems to be dry for the time being. I do have some things percolating, but the bubbles are moving slowly and gas seems to be on low.
What little writing energy I have [...]
This week in the Osgiliath Classical School we’ve begun a new project. We are studying the weather. As a spine for this study we’re using a book called The Kids Book of Weather Forecasting with meteorologist Mark Breen. The LightChildren were each assigned the task of reading the first chapter and then [...]
Jemila just hit me in the latest game of tag. This one is particularly fun. Here are the “rules.”
Pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more. No cheating!
Find Page 123.
Find the first 5 sentences.
Post the next 3 sentences.
Tag 5 people.
I can do this. However, most of my books are [...]
The other day I retold the story of a conversation between LightBoy and I about the difference between freedom and justice. He’s still mulling that over. In the meantime, I gave him an assignment (LightGirl too). They have to write a paper every two weeks. Their current assignment is to write about William Wilberforce. They [...]
Our new bed arrived. It’s beautiful … as may be seen in the photo below. Of course, I think it’s enhanced by my “We Can Learn Alot From Geese” quilt that is gracing it. For those of you who like such things, that quilt is made with all pre-1900 reproduction fabrics. [...]
Here’s one for the “Things the Brain Does That I Will Never Understand” file …
So … in preparation for our last trip to Vermont for the summer (okay, our second trip), we’re getting the laundry done. I assigned LightGirl the task of sorting and folding the socks. This has not been done for quite some [...]
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