Image by Ian Ruotsala via Flickr Both in education and in looking for the best care of special needs kids, it is important to learn how to tell the difference between sound evidence and – well, baloney. It is especially important for us to… Read more
A lot of parents teaching from public domain materials print out the texts and have them bound into notebooks for their children. When using a curriculum that offers a week by week reading list, parents may even opt to print all of the week’s (or… Read more
The ever popular Elf Yourself web site has returned for another holiday season. If you haven’t yet tried it, you might want to give it a whirl. It’s great fun with the kids’ pictures – or you could pick some historical figures & work it into… Read more
Michael Moore’s Slacker Uprising has been released for free viewing. If you are in the US or Canada you can get a free copy here. Here are the rules for usage: “I’m giving you my blanket permission to not only download it, but also to email it,… Read more
For most of us it’s almost four weeks before the local public schools are back in session, but those “back to school” sales are starting up already. Even if you homeschool or afterschool year round, this is a good time to stock up on supplies…. Read more
