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  • And so we’ve joined the growing ranks of dyslexic Kindlers

    And so we’ve joined the growing ranks of dyslexic Kindlers

    I wrote the following to post in the comment area of a home educator who had recently gone Kindle. But then I couldn’t get the board to accept my comment so I decided to just post it here. Why couldn’t I get my comment to post? Because I got caught up talking with H.o.p. about…

  • A Real Live Film in Our Back Yard

    Some people from the university are shooting a film out back of the building for a couple of days. We asked if it was all right for H.o.p. to watch. So, that’s what H.o.p. did all day. Tonight he asked for a clapboard. I thought it would be good experience for him to watch and…

  • We don’t like least common multiples

    We don’t like least common multiples

    H.o.p. was relating to me one of his stories today (as he does everyday) and my ears lit up as he started talking about his cartoon characters undergoing a “dimension paradox” but I’m not supposed to post the details because he wants to keep it a surprise. I think I can relate it involves a…

  • Preparations

    Have been getting all our online curriculum/study aid subscriptions up to date, signed up for the zoo classes, and just finished ordering a slew of books. The way we schedule schooling, we’ve always begun immediately after Labor Day as opposed to August. But I’ve started prepping H.o.p. for the idea of returning to his studies.…

  • In Which H.o.p. Corrects Me

    “Oh, no, that’s real world violence. I don’t want to see any real world violence, it’s too scary,” says H.o.p., glimpsing a video of protests in Iran. So I explain to him what it’s about and that it doesn’t show anything extreme. I give some historical context but also accidentally misreferenced on a significant point.…

  • H.o.p. Discovers Scratch

    I never anticipated trying to help my son make a computer game. Teaching him Photoshop, helping with animation programs etc., yes. But a computer game??? He’s working in MIT’s Scratch and I haven’t a clue. More and more poses (called costumes) he makes. And sprites. And backgrounds. Eventually he’s going to be serious when he…

  • My 11 year old’s version of a science experiment

    There is glass full of green goo on H.o.p.’s desk. He calls it “an experiment”. A bendie straw is stuck in it. And I think to myself that the next time he brings me a glass of chocolate milk as a nice surprise, I might want to think twice before drinking it. (P.S. I allowed…

  • “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”

    H.o.p. has discovered the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series of books. He polished off the second one in one night.

  • H.o.p. and I like NASA-TV

    Watching the spacewalk live via helmet cam on NASA-TV.

  • Not Very Educational Illustration of the Wright Brothers

    H.o.p. was reading a brief bio on the Wright brothers. The illustration for their childhood showed boys playing with blocks and toy cars. Marty says, “Maybe they invented the time machine.” Which was what H.o.p. said.

  • In Which I get Justice John G. Roberts’ Number Pegged

    I was reading on another blog a post asking if readers’ kids had watched the inauguration and events at school. The most common reply was yes, they’d taken a 1/2 hour out of studies and they saw nothing wrong with it as it’s history. A half hour? Hell, we took the whole day. We started…

  • The First Emperor Exhibit

    Not only did we hit the King Tut exhibit at the Civic Center last Friday, the Wednesday before we visited The First Emperor, China’s Terracotta Army exhibit at the High. Again, no photos permitted so I’ve none to offer. At the link there are videos which we’ll no doubt spend time watching over the coming…