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Category Archives: education

A Clique of Clicks

16-May-08

If, like me, you were dying to know the difference between a marsh, a swamp and a bog, here’s a link that will sort it all out for you before your next nature walk. If, on the other hand, you’re sound on wetlands, but somewhat confused about our winged insect buddies’ private lives, this [...]

Life Without a Field Guide

11-Apr-07

Other homeschooler’s blogs make me feel like such a slacker. Like Ava, who is a translator. Her husband, Carl, is a biologist who specializes in diseases of plants. This year, they’re educating their three kids via field trips to the Louvre and strolls along the Champs-Elysees, because she’s translating books from Arabic to French and [...]

Whimsical, Not Weird

16-Feb-07

I was at a homeschooling workshop a couple years ago and not having a very good time. The speaker, who was supposed to be an expert on motivating children to learn, was boring me to tears. I thought she was in the wrong business and should have been lending her voice to those “relaxation” cd’s [...]