Did you see Congressional hopeful Art Robinson on Rachel Maddow tonight? ♦ Charming, isn’t he? Actually, my bad. I didn’t recognize Dr. Robinson. Did you? Apparently, his homeschool curriculum company, Robinson Curriculum, is fairly popular. I had no idea – but, I won’t be too hard on myself. Based on a The Old Schoolhouse Magazine review, the curriculum sounds like pure drudgery that I – and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘world of children’
Homeschool dad, curriculum vendor running for Congress
Posted in uncategorized, tagged bible, bigotry, christianity, creationism, curriculum, education, environment, fundamentalism, history, homeschooling, parenting, politics, religion, science, separation of church and state, woo, world of children on October 8, 2010 | 33 Comments »
Gasp! Look what the girl dragged in!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged life in the suburbs, minutia, world of children on June 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Is this better or worse than a dead rodent? It’s Neighborhood Multi-Home Mega-Garage Sale Season here in the suburbs! I don’t know which is better: looking at all the weird stuff your neighbors own or later sifting through the stuff that didn’t sell, left curbside in a box marked FREE! Not only is it a great way to acquire knick-knacks to sell at your [...]
Bushy-tailed in San Antonio
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged huh?, school, world of children on May 31, 2010 | 18 Comments »
Goodness. Will Texas export this hot new trend among San Antonio teens to the rest of us (along with their textbooks)?
Segueing into Internet porn
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged education, humor, parenting, science, sex, world of children on May 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Girl’s 1st year in school continues…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged education, homeschooling, politics, school, world of children on April 15, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Have I mentioned that our district’s teachers may go on strike? Our state economy is in meltdown mode and everybody is suffering – including local teachers who are looking at a 10% salary cut, of which a large percentage would be permanent. 1. Permanent 3.7% salary cut. 2. Furlough days 4 permanent (non-instructional) days = 2.16% addtional pay cut 5 temporary (instructional) days = 2.7% additional pay cut [...]
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