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SCHOLA: Road Scholas
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Secular Classical Homeschoolers' Odyssean Learning Adventure. Looking For a Secular Florida Umbrella School? Sunday, September 19, 2010. Show your children democracy in action, rather than democracy inaction. Take them to a political rally! Perhaps rather insensibly, but with a great sense of spontaneity and duty, I've organized a road trip up to Washington, D.C. to attend Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity. This should be great fun. And so educational! The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. These are the b...
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SCHOLA: We're OK
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Secular Classical Homeschoolers' Odyssean Learning Adventure. Looking For a Secular Florida Umbrella School? Saturday, August 14, 2004. Somehow, I don't know how or why, and boy, do I feel terribly guilty when I look around, we made it through with hardly a scratch. Yesterday at 1:00 PM (was it only yesterday? I ran to the store for some extra snacks and beer - hurricane supplies! The drive was even more treacherous on the return trip with snapped trees and power lines blocking roadways in the pitch blac...
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SCHOLA: Stubborn
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Secular Classical Homeschoolers' Odyssean Learning Adventure. Looking For a Secular Florida Umbrella School? Friday, June 24, 2011. The more things change. whatever. Working full-time, even from home, especially. We limped along. And the hits just kept coming. Then it occurred to me: In Florida, tutoring is only legal for homeschooling with a tutor properly certified in the specific subjects a tutor is requested to teach. But! Private school teachers do not have to be certified in anything! After droppin...
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SCHOLA: Papa
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Secular Classical Homeschoolers' Odyssean Learning Adventure. Looking For a Secular Florida Umbrella School? Saturday, November 13, 2010. Everybody deals with death differently. My brothers and I tend to find levity in serious situations and this can be a comfort to us but discomfiting to others. And, of course, my mother tends to be one of those people we are always unintentionally offending. My dad knew about my atheism. He was very angry about it. He publicly criticized and insulted me for it. These a...
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SCHOLA: Hello, again.
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Secular Classical Homeschoolers' Odyssean Learning Adventure. Looking For a Secular Florida Umbrella School? Wednesday, May 02, 2012. Well, well, well. Where were we? And I'm still homeschooling Elle. For our spine, covering American history, we're reading Howard Zinn's A Young People's History of the United States. Which is suitable for high school students, was a good follow-up to the First Language Lessons. And since she likes workbooks, Building Thinking Skills. And his continuing education website: ...
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SCHOLA: The Circle of Life
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Secular Classical Homeschoolers' Odyssean Learning Adventure. Looking For a Secular Florida Umbrella School? Saturday, October 23, 2010. The Circle of Life. That was last week. And now I'm home, having come full circle, feeling a bit dead on the inside. I am sorry for your loss. Even when we expect someone to pass, there is still plenty to deal with. October 24, 2010 at 12:02 PM. Very sorry to hear about your dad. Thinking of you and your family. October 27, 2010 at 4:07 PM. October 30, 2010 at 9:50 AM.
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SCHOLA: Adaptations
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Secular Classical Homeschoolers' Odyssean Learning Adventure. Looking For a Secular Florida Umbrella School? Tuesday, February 08, 2011. I was lucky to catch a screening of Waiting for "Superman". We're celebrating Darwin Day, February 12, with a visit to Dinosaur World along with the group Humanist Families - Greater Tampa Region. Coincidentally, I just happened to receive Inherit the Wind. From Netflix for a nice tie-in. "Coincidentally," I say, because if your queue is anything like mine, it's fre...
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SCHOLA: Atheism is Entertaining!
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Secular Classical Homeschoolers' Odyssean Learning Adventure. Looking For a Secular Florida Umbrella School? Friday, June 24, 2011. Sarabelle and I took a quick trip up to Boston to see Tim Minchin. Earlier this month. If you get the chance to be within range of one of his appearances, GO. Sarabelle, already a fan of his wickedly clever lyrics, spirited piano-playing, and flat-out hilarity, summed it up when she gushed, "I love him more than ever now! Last night Elle and I watched The Ledge. These are th...
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SCHOLA: 2010 Read-Alouds
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Secular Classical Homeschoolers' Odyssean Learning Adventure. Looking For a Secular Florida Umbrella School? Friday, March 11, 2011. Mary Poppins Comes Back. The Mysterious Benedict Society. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train. - Oscar Wilde. View my complete profile. And Climbing Parnassus,. Tempered by the writings and wisdom of Charlotte Mason, John Holt, Benjamin Franklin and Michel de Montaigne. A Vind...
