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May. 30, 2012
Fibonacci and Faith
I watched a video that suggested the Fibonacci sequence is "proof of a Creator." A video I find even more compelling is Nature by Numbers. The connections and patterns are amazing! But what I don't find compelling is the idea … Continue reading
Tagged books, learning, science, theology
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May. 8, 2012
Print vs. Film: Enemies or Friends?
In his 1985 book Amusing Ourselves to Death the late Neil Postman declared the demise of the Age of Exposition and the rise of the Age of Entertainment. He offered sober warnings about the decline of the written word and … Continue reading
Tagged books, curriculum, education, film, Homeschooling, literature, science, television
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May. 4, 2012
Spontaneous Vocabulary Practice
I'm not sure how it began. Suddenly we were spouting every word we could think of that started with the letter b: brains, bed, brix, blunderbuss, backwards, ballerina, bellicose, buffoon, bin, bobbin, birch... Yes, we're nerds. But we were having … Continue reading
Tagged books, fun, games, literature, practice, vocabulary, writing
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May. 2, 2012
The Three most important things to teach...
I don't know how many times, when I am talking to homeschool parents, we get on the subject of what are THE most important things to teach our children. Besides transferring your core beliefs--such as your faith, and character traits … Continue reading
Tagged books, character, critical thinking, curriculum, education, learning, reading, writing
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Apr. 23, 2012
What Horror Flicks Reveal About Literature
I'm not a fan of the horror genre. I find horror films tend to center somewhere between the lame and the ludicrous. And I'm not fond of gore. But the good thrillers have one thing in common: They let your … Continue reading
Tagged books, education, learning, literature
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Apr. 19, 2012
Why I Read the End First
John "caught" me the other day reading the end of a book first. "Does it spoil the fun for you?" he asked. "Isn't it sort of cheating?" Despite what my middle school English teacher taught me, I usually read the … Continue reading
Tagged books, read-alouds, reading
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Mar. 26, 2012
Missionaries, Death, and Children
As I read through my Other Posts of Note today, three ideas came together: Abortion, The Hunger Games, and the blessing of children. One of the horrors of The Hunger Games--which I have not read, but I did see the … Continue reading
Tagged books, character, missions
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