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How Much Does He Care?

August 18, 2006 @ 7:02 am | Filed under:

"Life should be all living, and not merely a tedious passing of time; not all doing or all feeling or all thinking—the strain would be too great—but, all living; that is to say, we should be in touch wherever we go, whatever we hear, whatever we see, with some manner of vital interest…The question is not,—how much does the youth know? when he has finished his education—but how much does he care?"

—Charlotte Mason

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It Really WAS a Mystery Bird

August 18, 2006 @ 4:15 am | Filed under:

Remember a long while back when I posted about a raptor that ate its lunch in our backyard? And we weren’t sure what kind of hawk it was? Well, a helpful reader called in the experts, and it looks like we finally have an ID:

Here is what a raptor biologist friend said when I emailed her. Hope
it helps. Also, thank you for posting this because my oldest two kids
and I had so much fun yesterday trying to figure out what it was. They
got to use their newfound knowledge and I got to learn so much. It was
great!

Here is the email response—

"I’d say Sis is right—it’s a Cooper’s and probably a 1-year old,
judging by eye color (which is difficult to tell in that photo). It
could be a Sharp-shinned but it looks too big to be one of those.
Sharpies and Merlins aren’t much bigger than the bird it’s eating. The
kind of slate-grey feathering on the back and head can look bluish. ~K "

Thanks so much, Jo and kids, for helping us solve this mystery!

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The Homeschooling Meme

August 18, 2006 @ 4:00 am | Filed under:

The Bookworm tagged me in her homeschooling meme, so here goes:

1) ONE HOMESCHOOLING BOOK YOU HAVE ENJOYED

Only one? This is torture. So many have gripped me, moved me, inspired me. But if I must limit myself to one: Towards a Philosophy of Education by Charlotte Mason.

2) ONE RESOURCE YOU WOULDN’T BE WITHOUT

The Real Learning booklist.

3) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH YOU HAD NEVER BOUGHT

Right Start Math. I know it’s a great fit for some, but all that prep time! And with my kids begging to watch the Math-U-See dvds FOR FUN all the time, why did I even think I needed more math curriculum anyway? What can I say, it was an impulse conference purchase (several years ago).

4) ONE RESOURCE YOU ENJOYED LAST YEAR

Last year. Hmm. See, this is why blogs are a good thing. Let me check my archives. (Interjection from Rose: "Greek!") Aha! I’ve got it: Journey North. We joined with a group of online friends and had a ball charting photoperiods and deciphering clues to mystery locations around the world. Can’t wait to do it again next year.

5) ONE RESOURCE YOU WILL BE USING NEXT YEAR

I already told you about my plans, but let’s see, what haven’t I mentioned? Well, there’s this book, American Sign Language the Easy Way, which we’re using to continue our ASL studies.

6) ONE RESOURCE YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUY

An audible.com subscription and then whatever device I’d need to be able to play audio books for all of us to hear, including in the car.

7) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH EXISTED

A really good weekly current events newspaper for kids.

8) ONE HOMESCHOOLING CATALOGUE YOU ENJOY READING

FUN-Books! I’ll take one of everything, please.

9) ONE HOMESCHOOLING WEBSITE YOU USE REGULARLY

Ambleside Online.

10) TAG FIVE OTHER HOMESCHOOLERS

The Deputy Headmistress
Spunky
Becky
Denise
Shannon

(Because I know all my Real Learning pals will get tagged by one another. Just in case, all of you consider yourselves tagged.)

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