ian’s school, that is.
sue called me day before yesterday with a couple of horrifying stories related by one of ian’s classmate’s moms. apparently, this woman has had a difficult time with the school district with her son. i don’t know what his diagnosis is.
anyway, he apparently has a history of wandering out of […]

today we took the boys to ride the train (our daughter being with grandma for the day). typically, benjamin didn’t care one way or the other, and ian spent the entire trip scared out of his little wits. poor kid. but he’s speaking to us again now. won’t shut up, in […]

i added two more paragraphs to my homeschool pros/cons letter.
PS Con: Grades are usually used by children as a social status indicator, not as the guide to learning and achievement they are supposedly intended for. They sort themselves into “smart kids,â€? “average kids,â€? and “dumb kids.â€? Even if your child is very intelligent, […]

i wrote what amounts to an essay pro/con on homeschooling. i did it primarily because i wanted to clarify in my own mind some things i’ve been thinking on the subject, and so herewith i record them for public consumption. in the unlikely event someone comments, well, so much the better.
the background: […]

in the 24 hours or so since i posted that letter to the homeschooling mailing list i joined, i’ve gotten several interesting responses.
one extremely interesting one pointed me to a secular (non-religious) homeschool cirriculum.
it turns out there’s a social gathering not too far from where I live tomorrow (well, today) so I’ll be heading […]

this is a post i wrote to a homeschool mailing list. my comments later. i wouldn’t mind hearing yours, btw. of course i know nobody reads this crap so it doesn’t really matter. also, this post occasions a new category.
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[This is long and long-winded. If you want to attack it […]