Problem with comment button
For some reason, the comment button seems to be disappearing on a regular basis from my blog. I have contacted the code masters at blogspot for help with this, but haven’t heard back from them yet. However, it appears that if you click on the comments link [ie 0 comments], there is a section where you can leave a comment. If you can’t get this … Continue reading Problem with comment button
College, funding and accountability
Spunky Homeschool has a post up this morning about the education department’s efforts to get involved in setting standards by which colleges can be evaluated in order to make them more effective. She’s not a fan of testing, but I do agree that colleges need to have transparent measures of success that people can see what they can expect to get for their time and … Continue reading College, funding and accountability
Scientists disproving ID by unlocking cell secrets
In the “coulda seen that one coming” dept. there’s a report in the Chicago Tribune today about how scientists are unraveling the secrets of the sorts of complex cell designs “intelligent Design” proponents often point to as evidence for their theory. The insistence of IDer’s that some cells are just too complex to have come about through natural processes has always reminded me of the … Continue reading Scientists disproving ID by unlocking cell secrets
Websites about money management for kids
February’s issue of Black Enterprise Magazine has a great list of websites about helping kids learn financial management that I thought I’d share: http://www.myownbizkit.com This Website offers business opportunities to parents and their children who are highly motivated and interested in learning about entrepreneurship. http://www.youthventure.org This Website helps young people across the country start youth-led organizations that achieve a lasting benefit for their schools and … Continue reading Websites about money management for kids
“Mostly I just get to play a lot”
Recently my grandfather passed away and we went down to Chicago for the wake and funeral and such. My mother reported to me that at the wake one of my uncles asked my six year old, Collin, what grade he was in. Collin promptly replied, “I’m in first grade, but I don’t go to school. I homeschool.” “Oh you do!” “Yeah, but most days we … Continue reading “Mostly I just get to play a lot”
"Mostly I just get to play a lot"
Recently my grandfather passed away and we went down to Chicago for the wake and funeral and such. My mother reported to me that at the wake one of my uncles asked my six year old, Collin, what grade he was in. Collin promptly replied, “I’m in first grade, but I don’t go to school. I homeschool.” “Oh you do!” “Yeah, but most days we … Continue reading "Mostly I just get to play a lot"
Beware the dangers of French Kissing!
A study in Great Britain finds that teens who engaged in french kissing with multiple partners increased their risk of contracting spinal meningitis almost 4 fold. This reminds me of a very funny story a friend of mine from college once told. When my friend was a freshman in college and his brother was a senior in high school, their dad decided it was time … Continue reading Beware the dangers of French Kissing!
A childcare guru in Britain comes to his senses
Perhaps some tides are changing. This article about a childcare guru in Great Britain changing his mind in favor of keeping young children in their parent’s care is nice to see. Apparently the fact that babies need loving interaction with the same people who will see them through adulthood and the aggressiveness and behavior problems of those children deprived of such care finally got to … Continue reading A childcare guru in Britain comes to his senses
A prayer and (I hope) an answer for our world
The other day I was driving and thinking about how upside down our world seems to me. It’s been said to the point of being cliche and meaningless words, but when even the idea of the desirability of family, marriage and faith is seen as questionable it’s hard to see how this can be a good thing for us and our children. Even those who … Continue reading A prayer and (I hope) an answer for our world
To begin . . .
It will probably be a while before anyone actually reads this, but I suppose one must start somewhere. My reasons for starting this blog are several.First, I just wanted someplace to dump things running through my brain. Like when a 6 year old little boy is pointlessly accused of sexual harassment, I can dump it here rather than wracking my brain to think of who … Continue reading To begin . . .
The Upside Down World 