Susan Wise Bauer Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 (edited) Today is my mother's birthday! :party: SWB Edited December 11, 2010 by Susan Wise Bauer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbollin Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 :grouphug: hi fives and Happy Birthday! and thank you for being SWB's mom! blessings, -crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday!! Without you, we wouldn't be here!! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy birthday, Jessie! Thank you for making it all happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday, Mrs. Wise! :party: Just have to say.. we love OPGTR here! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 (edited) .. Edited December 30, 2012 by ksva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I hope you have a wonderful birthday! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Catwoman Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 :party: Have a great day!!! Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday. Thanks for all the wonderful ideas and inspiration from you and your daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaissezFaire Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday. Thank you for everything you have given to the Classical homeschooling world (Including SWB!). Your lessons are like a key to a previously unopenable lock in our home. We hope you have a wonderful day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Country Mouse Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday! :party: Thank you for co-authoring The Well-Trained Mind, it has been (and continues to be) an invaluable resource to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday, Jessie! You blessed so many of us, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Have a wonderful birthday, and thanks for all you do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy birthday Jessie! Thank you so much--without you, our family would not be homeschooling at all, and I know we are only one family in a large crowd. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday Mrs. Wise! Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday Mrs. Wise!Hope your day is blessed with happiness and joy. You're an inspiration to so many of us homeschooling moms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday Mrs. Wise! You have helped me teach 3 children to read, and if it wasn't for you, your daughter would have never become my hero. :001_wub: :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach Mom Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 A very Happy Birthday to you!:party: Because of your encouragement (through your books and talks), we have built many wonderful school memories in our home. I am not sure I would have had the courage to take two of my childen out of their classical school and never send my third if it wasn't for the Well Trained Mind. You have truly touched generations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 (edited) Happy Birthday! When my oldest child was 18 months old, I stumbled across The Well-Trained Mind in our library. Without looking too closely, I brought it home, thinking to learn something about how to train my *own* mind. I didn't notice that the book was about homeschooling and thought it was written for autodidacts. My world exploded open that evening as the thought of teaching my own children became real, achievable, and normal. I have never looked back. Thank you for pioneering the way. It must have been terrifying in many ways, not mention all the Pass the Bean Dip conversations *you* must have had! You have been an inspiration to a whole generation of parents and we can never thank you enough for what your courage has made real for us. Thank you for expecting the best from us, thank you for assuming that other parents must want and could achieve what you had, and thank you for specific curricula recommendations.:D Edited December 10, 2010 by urpedonmommy good golly, can't have bad spelling HERE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferB Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday Jessie. In a sea of homeschool voices, you are a voice of common sense and reason. Thank you for all your contributions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Sherry Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 HaPpY BiRThDaY Mrs.WiSe HeRe's SoMe HaPpY BiRtHdAY CaKe FoR YoU http://www.riversongs.com/greetings/special-birthday-wishes.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy birthday! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom with all of us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamato3 all-boy boys Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 What a blessing you are, Jessie, to so many! May you have a wonderful birthday! God's best to you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Have a wonderful birthday, Mrs. Wise!!! I'm so appreciative for all you've done for homeschooling. I'm grateful for your inspiration and wonderful advice. Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Thank you, Mrs. Wise, for getting us started on the path to Classical Education. The world would be less wonderful without you in it. Happy, HAPPY birthday!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday Mom! :party: Thanks for leading the way and encouraging us to homeschool our dc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Happy Birthday Jessie! Thank you for everything that you have done! :) :hurray: :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday! You are an inspiration to so many of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Inna* Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday! :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medieval Mom Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday! I can honestly say that it is your writing which gave me the confidence to begin homeschooling my son. Our lives will never be the same! Whenever I lose my way, I re-read the first edition of TWTM and hear your words speak, seemingly, directly to me with warmth, common sense, and encouragement. Thank you, thank you, with all my heart! :) :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday!!! :cheers2: Thank you for all of the amazing work you do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I hope you have had a great day! And, I want to pass along a thank-you for your work. I've learned much from you and your daughter. Thanks for your sharing your thoughts and insights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday! Can't thank you enough for contributing to the "Well Trained Mind". It was very helpful to read your perspective. I benefitted from your chapter on organization! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Have a wonderful birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 :party::party: Happy Happy Birthday!!!! I want to thank you...thank you....thank you....for all you have done for me and my family. Your faithfulness to your family has blessed our family in every aspect of every day. I can never say how much I appreciate you. Have a happy birthday and God bless you. Once again, thank you! ~~Faithe, Mark and our well-trained kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CarolineUK Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday Mrs Wise! From another family who couldn't have made it this far in our homeschooling journey without you. DS3 just started OPGTR this week ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classical Country Mama Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy birthday, Mrs. Wise! Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication to education over the years--first with your own kids, and now, thanks to your writings and lectures, with ours. My daughter loved OPGTR, and she is now an avid and accomplished reader thanks to those lessons. We live by The Well-Trained Mind, First Language Lessons, and the whole Wise/Bauer library. I can hardly imagine how dreary and un-reading-like our lives would be now if it weren't for you. :001_smile: Thank you so much for everything you've done in the past and all that you do now. You are so appreciated. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoffeeChick Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy birthday to you ... happy birthday to you ... happy birthday, dear Mrs. Wise ... happy birthday to you!!! You are truly one of my heroes. Thank you for all you've done & happy birthday. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoyfulMama Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy birthday, Mrs. Wise! Thank you for sharing so much of yourself with us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdalley Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 :party:Happy Birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan in GE Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 (edited) Isn't it amazing how all your hard work paid off more than you could have possibly imagined during those days when you were probably really struggling being such a pioneer in this field? The First Language Lessons book is really inspired I think. My daughter loved it more than any of her other books for that age, and she still has fond memories of it! I have all three editions of the WTM and would never have been able to do this without the books and this board. Thank you and Happy Birthday! Joan Edited December 10, 2010 by Joan in Geneva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn&charles Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday! Thank you so much for your contributions to the homeschool world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday! The world is a much richer & brighter place, thanks to you and your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday Jessie! Thanks for being a pioneer in the homeschool field! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoplayer Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy Birthday, Mrs. Wise! Thank you for all you have contributed to the education of our children. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2boys Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Happy birthday Mrs. Wise! Thank you for forging such a wonderful path, and for writing the guides we needed to follow along behind you! And thank you for your trips to Cincinnati, where you spoke words of encouragement to me, and countless others. May the coming year be filled with good health and great joy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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