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school
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motherhood, mothering daughters, school
Teacher gifts, feminist edition
Yesterday we met Avery’s new teacher. She is the meanest teacher, like ever on the face of the planet. This does not dismay me, in fact she seems kind of silly, but maybe that is just a nervous, day-before-the-first-day laugh. Avery is eager to visit with her teacher from last year, the wonderful Mr. C, [...]
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Sally, school
Science Fiction
02.28.12 | Permalink | 2 CommentsTom helped Avery with her project for the 5th Grade Science Fair. Her experiment, crumbling charcoal (volcanic ash) on a clear snare drum top and shining a light (the sun) to see if planetary temperatures are moderated by atmospheric insulation, was inspired by a book they both enjoyed:Mistborn. And while father and daughter are talented [...]
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book review, books, school
Learning to Read
02.22.12 | Permalink | 2 CommentsI don’t remember when I couldn’t read. I think this is less because I was so young (I don’t know how old I was), and more because nothing really memorable happened until I could associate it with what happened to the characters in my book. I also don’t remember when I realized that other people [...]
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homeschool, mothering daughters, Sally, school
Why I haven’t given up on public school
09.08.11 | Permalink | 6 CommentsThis year I didn’t go through my usual cycle of Spring = Daydream of Homeschool; Fall = Boot Them Out Now. We had a great summer that was a little crazy with our basement finishing project, and we’re still sucking the marrow out of the warm days and cool evenings. We’re on a hiking-to-waterfalls kick [...]
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school
Shouldn’t every grade be like that?
03.11.10 | Permalink | 15 CommentsBefore our walk this morning, Chrysanthemum and I were talking about school. I think I mentioned something about how Susan is so ready for kindergarten (she’ll be six in October) and I hope she won’t be bored since she’ll go in knowing how to read (which was not the case for Sally). Chrysanthemum told me [...]
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school
The meaning of life
02.04.10 | Permalink | 14 CommentsWhen I was in 10th grade Honors English (Mrs. Dart), we read To Kill a Mockingbird. It’s an easy read, and a compelling story: I read it that first night. Then I went back to school and realized we were only supposed to read one chapter a day, and we had to fill out a [...]
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homeschool, school
Half-day
12.23.09 | Permalink | 3 CommentsSally tells me today is the best day of her life. I express surprise, and she says, “Is it not the best day of your life too?” I tell her maybe not the best, but certainly a good day, I hope, and why is it the best day of her life? Because she doesn’t have [...]
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