Archive for the 'Links' Category
July 4, 2008 @ 7:00 am | Filed under: Links
- Ragamuffin Studies: Declaration! The Crimes of the King - Food for thought on Independence Day
June 27, 2008 @ 4:02 am | Filed under: California homeschooling, Links
- California Homeschooling History in the Making « Just Enough, and Nothing More - Another thorough and positive update on Monday’s hearing. She’s right: for now it’s business as usual, and we just wait and see.
- The School Law Blog: Home Schooling Case Reheard by California Court - This post at Education Week has links to several of the amicus briefs filed in the case. I’m working my way through them. The governor’s brief was interesting: makes a clearly articulated case for allowing the current interpretation of state education code to stand.
- CA Homeschooling Court Case - Detailed account of Monday’s hearing at the website of Sunland Christian School, the ISP involved in the case.
- In defense of home schooling - Los Angeles Times - “All of you recognize the issues before us are monumental,” said Presiding Justice Joan Dempsey Klein in wrapping up the proceedings. “We’re as frustrated as you are.”
- Adding another link: excellent commentary from Dana of Principled Discovery.
cahomeschool, California, homeschooling
June 26, 2008 @ 5:18 am | Filed under: Links
- YouTube - Where’s Matt? (2008) - I think I linked an earlier incarnation of this last year. It’s even better this time around. Goosebumps!
- “The Door to Hell” - Underground cavern in Uzbekistan filled with poisonous gas. 35 yrs ago, locals ignited it to burn off the gas. It’s still going. Awesomely eerie photos.
- A Gypsy Caravan: We Interrupt this Normally Peaceful and Non-Political Blog - Rebecca, I totally agree. This is some scary, scary business and a complete violation of privacy.
June 24, 2008 @ 4:02 am | Filed under: Links
- the little travelers * travel notes: wool felt craft - The felted soap is really clever. Would make a nice gift.
- The new learning that failed by Victor Davis Hanson - The New Criterion - Tagging this to read later. HT Mental Multivitamin.
- Court to revisit ruling on homeschooling - Here we go, folks. The CA appeals court will today begin hearing arguments regarding the much-discussed ruling from last Feb. With homeschoolers: the governor and the state schools chief. Against us: the CA Teachers Assoc, of course.
UPDATE: The court heard arguments all day and now the ball’s in their hands. They have up to 90 days to make a ruling, but I doubt it will take that long. I read a good summary of the oral arguments that were presented and will post a link when I find one. (The summary came via email.) Sounds like there were no surprises.
classical, crafts, currentevents, education, homeschooling
June 23, 2008 @ 4:05 am | Filed under: Links
- PBS Kids - Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood: Picture Picture Factory Tours - An archive of the "how people make stuff" videos from the Mr. Rogers show. His visit to a weaver's studio is what made me take up weaving as a young mother. HT: San Diego Home Ed list.
June 22, 2008 @ 4:03 am | Filed under: Links
- ADHD Can Serve a Purpose - Throwing Marshmallows - Journal - “…they talk about a study done of two tribes of Kenyans…one still followed a nomadic lifestyle and one had settled down in villages. The adult males who had an ADHD-associated gene were studied. In the nomadic group, these males were better nourished.” HT: Lindsay
- American Sign Language Matchbooks - Too cool. HT: Coffeemama
- Family-Centered Learning Conference » Conference FAQ -
- APOD: 2008 June 20 - Solstice Moonrise, Cape Sounion - Just wow.
- News & Commentary Home Page » If your friends jumped off the Empire State building, I suppose you would, too? - “The recent court decision in Kassel, Germany is part of a growing trend of child protection actions for thoughts, not just physical harm to a child. This has happened not only in Germany, but apparently, in other ‘western’ countries.”
June 21, 2008 @ 4:05 am | Filed under: Links
- The Bower-Lesley’s online journal - Lesley Austin writes movingly about having her online images lifted and passed off as originals by another blogger, who even went so far as to sell prints of Lesley’s creations in an Etsy shop. I understand all too well the frustrations of dealing with people who ignore or do not understand copyright laws and intellectual ownership. In Lesley’s case, the person committing theft has done so quite deliberately, with full knowledge that what she is doing is wrong. It’s maddening.
June 20, 2008 @ 7:00 am | Filed under: Links
- Frog And Toad Are Still Friends: Stillwater - Beck's meditation upon growing old gracefully like dear, departed Tasha Tudor. A keeper.
June 18, 2008 @ 7:00 am | Filed under: Links
- Portion Size, Then and Now - HT: Scott, as usual.
June 17, 2008 @ 7:00 am | Filed under: Links
- Yakutsk: Journey to the coldest city on earth - Europe, Travel - The Independent -
- Reverse Graffiti Project - Self-described "professor of dirt" creates art in public spaces by cleaning away grime.
- Here’s Our New Policy On A.P. stories: They’re Banned - washingtonpost.com - "So here's our new policy on A.P. stories: they don't exist. We don't see them, we don't quote them, we don't link to them. They're banned until they abandon this new strategy, and I encourage others to do the same until they back down from these ridiculo
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