Thank you so much, TeaTotaler and Laura K! Kristin

Just wishful thinking, perhaps, but wouldn't it be wonderful if SWB would publish supplements to her Ancient World and Medieval World high school texts? Sorry I don't have anything to help you. Good luck, Kristin

...last week and the columns are really fun. The Sci Fri podcast is probably still on its website. Since Myrtle does not post so much these days (or I am unhappily missing those posts), we can still be grateful that Jane in NC and others keep us ruminating on meta-math thoughts. Thanks for posting about this. Kristin

it has profanity and that's inappropriate and unfortunate. Sorry! Kristin

This link is not for kids (maybe for teens), but it is silly and fun. I don't even know or want to know how facebook works, but I did get a chuckle from http://gawker.com/5185909/the-facebook-aeneid Perhaps it's time for me to get off the internet and go to bed! Kristin

...is chock-full of real life applications and problems. I think real-life-applications are its main pedagogical focus. My son is doing fine with it, but I personally prefer the clear instructions and less clutter of Foerster. Let me know if you have any questions. Kristin

...becoming more palatable if I can practice language skills. I had been watching one of the 1960's "Mission Impossible" shows while I typed the message. I did notice that the channel offers "Starsky and Hutch" in French, which is hilarious. The channel had a poker show on last night (mountain time), and (I am ashamed to confess) I actually watched simply because the comments were so simple and clear language-wise. Never thought I'd actually sit through a bit of poker t.v. before now! Are there Japanese channels that can be viewed free over the internet? I actually speak that language much better. Thanks, and have fun surfing the net! Kristin

These sites look great. Kristin

Hi all- I am so grateful to all of the board members for their ideas and encouragement through the years. Maybe these links will be some use to some of you. I have been finding some treasures in the Librarian's Internet Index, which is available to anyone on the web (just google it). Among the wonderful history and english websites are some world history materials (including maps of the ancient world). For those trying to put together a world history/ancient history syllabus, I recommend http://www.wsu.edu/~wldciv/brians_syllabus/ Also note http:/www.wsu.edu/~brians/guides_index.html , which has many study guides for a science fiction course and an 18th and 19th century literature course. On another note, I discovered that anyone can enjoy free french television viewing through http://direct8.directmedia.fr/ Isn't the internet wonderful?? Sorry for my limited abilities with direct links. Thanks again to all of you for your great ideas throughout the years. Kristin

http://www.worksheetworks.com these days (sorry I haven't figured out the direct link yet). They have a lot of worksheets and math drill sheets that are available free, as they are still in the beta phase of product testing. Good luck finding more sources! Kristin

I recommend you look into Suzanne Strauss Art's medieval and renaissance books; I used them for a 5th grader (in combination with Kingfisher and supplementary reading), and it worked out great. SSA spends more time discussing artistic developments in these books than in her wonderful books on Greece and Rome. Good luck! Kristin