Monthly Archives: February 2004

I’m a Mormon ;-) But you knew that allready

Last night I saw the most wonderful movie. I’m so glad I live in Utah and have access to “Mormon Cinema”. I’ve seen ‘em all and this one is definately cream of the crop! The plot covers 4 missionaries in Holland and their struggles to overcome sadness as their girlfriends marry other men and their...

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Things feel so much better!!!

The seminar totally helped me get back on track with where I want to be with homeschooling. I realized I was getting too caught up reading all of the TWTM blogs :duck and feeling like we were really lacking over here. With all of the latin teaching, saxon math, story of the world, and huge...

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The 7 keys of Great teaching

#1.Classics not TextbooksMostly Scholar Phase, a smaller place in Love of Learning

A Classic is defined as anything you when read or experience it you gain truth and the next time you read or experience it you gain more truth. A classic can be a book, a painting, music, an activity, or even a person as...

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GGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:biting:banghead:biting:hmpp

Sacred LDS clothing being sold on Ebay

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The Four Phases

Well, there are actually five, but the four are all they go into depth on.

phase one: CORE Aproximately ages 0-8(give or take 80 years)

The purpose of the core phase is for the student to learn good/bad, true/false, and right/wrong. They learn by emulating their parents and siblings. Chores are very important during the core phase....

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Just a few moments before I have to leave for the seminar.

But I’d just like to say YEAH! You know I’ve read A Thomas Jefferson Education at least 4 times in the last 3 years and I still am just not “getting” it. Going to this seminar has cleared so many things up for me allready and we haven’t even scratched the surface yet! I highly...

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2 days and counting…

Two days and counting to the Face to Face with Greatness Seminar! I am stoked because I’m feeling so burned out right now. I need some steam! :flamed

I’m going to learn in detail how to teach math and science using only the classics, and get my own one on one mentoring session with someone...

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Microsoft Windows users

There may be a vulnerability in your system! :yikes You can read more about it and dowload the patches here.

Microsoft Bulletin

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Missing Playgroup yet again…

Well, we will be missing playgroup again because Ollie woke up vomitting this morning. :yikes It’s probably from the moldy yogurt(yes moldy, you have to know yogurt is bad if there’s mold on it!!!) I found my baby eating yesterday. Who knows where he hid it. He must have put it away for safe keeping.:wink...

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Wonder baby strikes again!

Well, this morning as I was leisurely soaking in the tub, enjoying my ME time, I heard my 20 month old son wake up and start crying. He climbed off the bed and came looking for me. He knew I was in the bath, but usually he cries at the door for a second and...

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