Theology and Truth
There’s a very interesting (although slightly technical-language heavy) essay on theology and search for truth at Focus on the Family’s TrueU.org sight for college students. The author, Michael Bauman, makes a point which I have often thought/observed myself – that too often Christians become servants of their theology to the point where they are unable to acknowledge or deal productively with anything which is contrary … Continue reading Theology and Truth
My beautiful, darling, sweet daughter . . .
began our day by throwing a major fit because I gave her a cup of milk rather than juice. Silly me. A few minutes later, she climbed into my lap with her blankie and spent 5 minutes cuddling and sweetly cooing at me before toddling off to wreck havoc throughout the house. Life with a young toddler! 🙂 Continue reading My beautiful, darling, sweet daughter . . .
My 6 year old’s math problem
The other day, I realized that I had a problem with my 6 year old’s math. You see, a year ago, when I ordered a pre-algebra workbook for his brother, he asked for his own workbook. So I got him the first Miquon Math book on the recommendation of a reasonably like minded friend. Collin loves his math workbook because he can flip through and … Continue reading My 6 year old’s math problem
Words of wisdom from Steve Jobs
This is almost a year old, so perhaps some of you have already seen it, but if you haven’t read Steve Jobs’ 2005 graduation address at Stanford, you should. His brief description of dropping out of college to learn seems especially pertinent for those of us who are homeschooling our kids. My favorite part though, because it speaks to where my family is right now … Continue reading Words of wisdom from Steve Jobs
TV and learning
Earlier this evening I had a very interesting conversation with my 10 year old son in which I was forced to flesh out and defend my ideas regarding the television as an educational tool. I thought I would share what I came up with here. First of all, my 10 year old son LOVES television and always has – it’s one of the things he … Continue reading TV and learning
Christian Homeschoolers
I went to a church once where a pastor told a joke about two ministers who happened to be seated next to each other on a plane. After settling in, they introduced themselves and discovering their shared profession, set about discerning what their seatmate was all about. Down the list of topics they ran, “bible: inerrant or not, salvation: grace or works, baptism: full immersion … Continue reading Christian Homeschoolers
“generation 9/11”
Over at the Phi Beta Con blog on National Review Online, Guy Benson who is a student at Northwestern University recounts a very interesting anecdote:In a literature class last month, one of my professors asked our class to think of a moment or event that most defined our generation. The very first response from a student was, “9-11.” The professor was caught off-guard. “I hadn’t … Continue reading “generation 9/11”
"generation 9/11"
Over at the Phi Beta Con blog on National Review Online, Guy Benson who is a student at Northwestern University recounts a very interesting anecdote:In a literature class last month, one of my professors asked our class to think of a moment or event that most defined our generation. The very first response from a student was, “9-11.” The professor was caught off-guard. “I hadn’t … Continue reading "generation 9/11"
Daylight Savings Time and Homeschooling
One thing about Daylight Savings Time and homeschooling is that there just isn’t much external pressure on us to adjust to the time change. So now our schedule’s an hour behind. That’s kind of a problem since we tend to run about an hour and a half behind the rest of the world anyways. Lunch at 1:30 and dinner at 6:30 are one thing, but … Continue reading Daylight Savings Time and Homeschooling
One for the “Duh!” department
On MSNBC.com, they’re reporting on a study which found that “Sexually charged music, magazines, TV and movies push youngsters into intercourse at an earlier age“. They think this is because being surrounded by such media influences create a “norm” of early, frequent, fun and consequence free sexual activity in the minds of young people. Gee – ya think? Continue reading One for the “Duh!” department
The Upside Down World 