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I'm not going to beat a dead horse. (Lord knows I don't have the extra energy to spare, really.) Suffice it to say that we all know the pitfalls of social media. In the last 12 years that I've had this blog, we have all seen the internet change in wild, painful ways. I certainly haven't been immune to it. As my friend Natali has stated, “If you enroll in a math class, you're going to have math problems.” Well, we've enrolled in the Wild West era of social media. And boy howdy, do we have social media problems. Unrealistic expectations, filtered...

What we need is a habit of taking our minds out of what one is tempted to call “the domestic rag-bag” of perplexities, and giving it a good airing in something which keeps it “growing”… Is there, then, not need for more “Mother Culture”? “MOTHER CULTURE” PARENTS’ REVIEW – VOLUME 3 She has a hard life. Our fall attempt at getting ready for a Back to Eden garden in the spring. LIFE has loveliness to sell,All beautiful and splendid things,Blue waves whitened on a cliff,Soaring fire that sways and sings,And children’s faces looking up,Holding wonder like a cup. Life has...

Begin Homeschooling ~ Episode 485 Begin homeschooling for the first time or consider it for the future, but there is no time like the present to discuss the joys of homeschooling. In this podcast, Felice Gerwitz, veteran homeschool mom of over thirty years, shares her insider tips. Check out the great books and classes on the Media Angels website and especially the self-paced set, “How-to-Homeschool Blueprint.” My thoughts about homeschooling have changed over the years. I began homeschooling as an alternative to a pricey private school that was not filling my son’s needs. Homeschooling was a challenge my husband gave...

I typed “January” into my media library and this African violet from several years back is what popped up. Today’s windowsill looks much the same. Oh my goodness, what a delight to wake up to so many comments from old blog-world friends! I really really want to get in the habit of dashing off a quick post every day, probably around lunchtime, because otherwise I’ll start doing the thing where a half-written draft takes on too much weight and I never come back to it. I am terribly fond of containers. I used to have such a good one for...

D has been using her customized Timberdoodle kit for her 8th grade year.  I want to share with you today one of the fun items included in her math component, Extreme Dot to Dot: Around the World.  If you are not familiar with Dot to Dot books we are huge fans and our family has completed a variety of them.  They are so great for increasing mental focus and we find them fun and relaxing as well.  I am so thankful for the variety and selection that Timberdoodle offers! D's book!  This particular book is geared for students ages 8+ or...