Being a part of Westvon Publishing has been more than a great experience, and as we increase our rock and mineral business, I get to learn even more about rocks and minerals. My brother and I used to collect rocks, minerals, and fossils when we were youngsters, but he was the one to actually take [...]
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Learning About Rocks and Minerals
Posted in Homeschooling, earth science, fossils, geology, minerals, rocks, tagged , earth science, fossils, geology, minerals, rocks, science on November 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Cable News: The Source of Much Depression
Posted in Popular Culture, media, society, television, tagged , culture, media, news, pop-culture, television on November 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Not that I want to bury my head in the sand, but I’ve about had it with cable news. If you believe even a fraction of the nonsense on the news networks, we’ve got only a day or so left to survive. My parents have the news on all day, and when I [...]
Sharing Poems with My Daughter
Posted in Friends and Family, Homeschooling, Journaling, Popular Culture, Religion, Uncategorized, tagged academics, children, creative writing, homeschool, Homeschooling, homework, kids, poems, poetry, school, schooling, study, truth, wisdom, writing on October 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My little girl Vonnie has returned to the world of homeschooling this year, and it sure is paying off. She, and her old brother, are working with an on-line program that covers the full range of academic subjects, but also requires them to practice penmanship. Vonnie is developing into a very thoughtful writer, [...]