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I saw the portion they aired last night on PBS. What a lovely family :) Is the show going to be aired online? Not sure I can talk the husband into missing The Office tonight...
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Yes, poet. I'm being published in an anthology of women writers this year.
:cheers2: Congratulations!
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I write romantic suspense & a bit of traditional romance.
For anyone writing in that genre - including more general women's fiction - I heartily recommend joining Romance Writers of America.
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I have learned SO MUCH in my year in RWA. Money's very tight right now, but you'd better believe I'll be scraping together my pennies to renew. It is SO worth it. I'm so grateful for the many pub'd authors who offer their help to the not-yet-pub'd. RWA is fabulous. Love it :001_smile:
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Yes, there are others of us here.
Are you going to do NaNoWriMo this November? That's National Novel Writing Month. There is a social group http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/group.php?groupid=40
for all of us crazy folks who participate. It is great fun and participating will show you where to dig out times to write. It was a real eye-opener for me last year.
I'm writing romance fiction also. :D
Yeah, I'm thinking about Nanowrimo... but if I don't have time NOW, how will I have time then, kwim? But, it certainly can't hurt to try :001_smile: I think it's awesome you write romance. I read a ton of those books!
My current WIP isn't genre romance, but does have a romantic subplot, mostly because I can't help myself :D The main plot is a love story of a different kind (wounded child learning to love and trust her uncle who has adopted her).
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Just curious if there are any other writers (aspiring or otherwise) homeschooling their kiddos. :)
I'm unpublished (for now), working on a love story. I'm having trouble finding time to write. My husband (also a writer) works into the wee hours of the morning. During daylight our little house is hopping with activity. I squeeze in an hour or two when I can, but it is SO frustrating. Today is one of those days when I'm *so close* to yelling, "Everybody GO AWAY! I want to write!!!!"
I didn't mean to turn that into a mini-rant (sorry).
So, anyone else here writing? How do you balance your time between kids and work?
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But they wouldn't be going to jail for praying.
They'd be going to jail for violating a court order.
That should have the subject line of this thread.
:iagree: But there's this narcissistic line of thinking I've observed among the few Christians who pull this kind of stunt that says "Whatever WE do is above the law."
(I'm a Christian. I love Christians. I am not bashing them - or myself. I'm highly critical of certain stupid acts, though.)
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What a terrible example these men set for their students. They picked a battle that wasn't worth fighting, and disrespected both the law and non-Christian students (and parents). Whoo-hoo. Heroes. :glare:
What if the prayers had been Muslim prayers or a pagan blessing?
In public settings, let's just not go there. Let's allow our religion to be displayed in our behavior, in how we treat others. "Preach always, if necessary use words."
But what the guys in the article did.... wow. Just wow. I'm a Christian and I'm horrified.
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I'd tell your little pup "Go outside and play." Playing outside is just as important as academics at this age. If he doesn't think he likes it (yet) then teach him. Plant a small garden. Do you have a swingset and some playground balls? Belly swing and play superhero. Teach him foursquare and kickball. Play catch. If you can, designate a dirt area he can dig in and get dirty (esp. with a huge Tonka dump truck).
I meet so many terrific kids who don't know how to entertain themselves outside. It's really kind of sad. My suggestion is to focus on the "outdoor play" skill until he reaches "mastery," with as much enthusiasm as you and he approach academics. :) He'll thank you for it.
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I'd certainly try. I think I started reading them by myself at about 8 or 9 and I don't remember anything that stood out to me at the time. I've read them recently and still nothing questionable Recently I read our little girls one of the Junior Nancy Drew books. Awful. I'd just skip those and go straight to the classic Nancy Drew (or Hardy Boys) books. I prefer the original stories also and not the Case File books or whatever those were called. As I remember those were a little more mature with dating and jealously and what not.
I'm a HUGE Nancy Drew fan though. I can't wait to get my girls reading them!
That's good to know about the classics versus case files. I definitely don't want to introduce any romantic elements. She's precocious in so many ways, I don't want to go there until we have to. Although, I already have introduced her to the storyline of Pride and Prejudice... but that's different. That's Jane Austen :)
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They're a bit more potato chippy
I love that descriptor. :)
Great suggestions, thank you :)Chronicles of Narnia
Little House on the Prairie
Charlotte's Web
Uncle Remus
the Lang Fairy Tale books (there are tons of these!)
anything from SL
Usborne Time Traveller and well anything Usborne
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I just read The Boxcar Children to my 6 yo DD and she *loved* it. Do you think she's old enough for Nancy Drew? It's been at least 25 years since I read them (I feel old now :tongue_smilie:) but I don't remember anything bad about them. I'm wondering, though, if she'd relate as well to an older heroine? I dunno. She gets very annoyed when we try to read "baby" books to her (pictures books for the 4-6 age range).
Thoughts?
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*bump*
I'm also interested. Does EPGY have a lower age limit? I was thinking of using it for younger DD (age 4-1/2).
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Ok,
. Yeah, we've all seen it before but it's still funny (sort of Christian, but so stupid it's funny for people of any faith) :) -
Music and Lyrics? Is that it?
Yes! I own the movie and have watched it so much it's kinda embarrassing. So funny :001_smile:
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That's a shame that you believed that. :(
Thanks. It's a greater shame that I was taught it at all. And even worse, that it's still BEING taught (thought not in so many words) by lots of churches. But that's a whole 'nother thread :001_smile:
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It was funny. I don't *agree* with it, though. I wonder why this was on a Christian site? It was a political video not related to faith. I know Tim Hawkins is a Christian, but so are lots of people who aren't conservative Republicans. I wonder if political satire from a liberal perspective would be allowed?
This is a sensitive issue for me. I grew up believing that to be a Christian you basically had to say the "sinner's prayer", register as a Republican and then you'd be saved.
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I recently bought a lot of fall/winter clothing for the girls. I prefer shopping for them at thrift stores, because I find quite a few outfits in very nice condition that are cuter and more age appropriate (sweet, modest) than the stuff our local Target/Walmart type stores sell.
Oh, I also found a beautiful, like new purple parka for older DD for $2.50. SCORE!
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Wow, thank you hmschooling. I'll pm you. A month or so ago I read The 3 R's and liked it, but dismissed it as being "not for us". I *wanted* to go a traditional way, because I though it would be easier for me. But my DD1 had different plans :) It's turning out really well, though. We're having fun :)
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Twaddle is what people call a book w/ no literary merit. Twaddle is very much in the eye of the beholder. Personally, I think if you enjoy a book, even if it is pure entertainment, then it is not twaddle. It did serve a purpose. But that's just me.
I agree with you. Someone looked a little askance at me once when I made a case that "When You Give A Mouse a Cookie" is a great book, definitely not junk reading. The other person was complaining that her daughter didn't like... oh, I can't remember, I think it was the Andrew Lang Fairy Books or something like that. I suggested Mouse. Debate ensued. Charlotte Mason rolled over in her grave. Pretty crazy. Just because a book is colorful and fun doesn't make it "twaddle." Junie B. Jones is another issue altogether... she isn't allowed even for fun. :tongue_smilie:
So, anyway, is there a list somewhere that summarizes how Charlotte Mason classified books - twaddle versus not twaddle?
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Twaddle--a word used by people who want to feel self-important and intellectually superior.
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Have you checked out www.livingmath.net and the Livingmath yahoogroup?
I use Rightstart but also use a lot of picture books, and other books, games, etc for teaching math as well.
Yes, I've seen the living math site, which is what gave me the idea to include picture books. I need to explore it a little more in depth, though. I'm sure there are lots of good things I've missed.
Is the yahoo group related to the specific living math curriculum or a general living math approach?
I'm going to look more into Right Start math. Sounds like something that might be a good fit for DD1.
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How do you define it? What constitutes a "non-twaddle" book to you?
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(bumping to keep this post from disappearing into the abyss)
Anyone NOT using textbooks as the main means of teaching math (esp. K-3 level math)? We're supplementing with an official math program (Miquon). Maybe I really am an oddball.... :)
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Anyone using living math as their main approach to teaching math?
I'm defining "living math" as using games, manipulatives, real life situations (e.g. baking) and picture books to learn math concepts. We're using Miquon as a supplement, but the bulk of what I plan to do is the stuff I just mentioned (games, etc.).
I think this is going to be the best approach for the DDs (esp. older DD who strongly dislikes workbooks). I'd like to hear how others are doing it :)
Sight words?
in General Education Discussion Board
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:iagree: Learning a few key sight words means that DD can read real books earlier (currently, this means the Fancy Nancy early readers :D ) which motivates her to want to read. A strictly phonics approach would be a disaster.
I wonder if this is just a difference between "parts" people and "big picture" people. DD1 and I are "big picture" people. Show us the whole thing and then break it down. If I'm presented with the parts FIRST without the big picture it drives me NUTS. However, I can see how some kids might be "parts" people and find "big picture" (not pure phonics) teaching confusing. To each her own...