Archive for the ‘Learning’ Category
Fun at Liberty Science Center
I’m tired, so this is a cheat. Pictures of our visit yesterday to Liberty Science Center, a day the home schoolers took over. I think they were supposed to point those hoses at the machine, not at each other. Ah, well. Next time maybe they’ll get it right. Maybe. Here is a fine example of [...]
March 31, 2009
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Monica Brand · 
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Tags: fun, home schooling, New Jersey, things I want to remember · Posted in: Home schooling, Learning
My latest at Homeschool Bliss
For those of you interested, my latest post at Homeschool Bliss is up. It’s about that much feared and misunderstood “S” word: socialization. It’s the first in a series of how to find social opportunities for the home educated student. Go check it out, and if any of my non-home educating readers have questions relating [...]
November 14, 2008
· Monica Brand · No Comments
Tags: home schooling, Homeschool Bliss, socialization · Posted in: Home schooling, Learning
When two worlds collide: Elizabeth Gilbert and why I home school
Did you feel that tremor last week? The lighting, the rolls of thunder, the shifting of the earth under your feet? Two of my favorite subjects – Elizabeth Gilbert and home schooling – collided Friday when my husband brought home the local newspaper. I was writing a blog post about why I home school. Husband [...]
July 28, 2008
· Monica Brand · 15 Comments
Tags: Christianity, Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, home schooling, Indonesia · Posted in: Believing, Home schooling, Learning, Reading
Addressing a reader’s comment on home schooling
Smiling Sally left this comment the other day: Children are children. No one looks down on you because you home school. It’s your choice, and I think that it’s a worthy choice! So stand tall and smile at all the people like me (who are grandma-aged! Thanks for an interesting comment, Sally. At 5’9″, I [...]
July 22, 2008
· Monica Brand · 5 Comments
Tags: home schooling, motherhood · Posted in: Believing, Home schooling, Learning
My first Compassion International advocate presentation: An unexpected lesson
And the lesson was learned by me. Yesterday, as I packed the things I would need for the Vacation Bible School I was going to today, my eldest, Susan, asked to tag along. At first, I didn’t think it a good idea. I didn’t want to be a mom on duty, I just wanted to [...]
July 17, 2008
· Monica Brand · 5 Comments
Tags: Compassion International, girls, Indonesia, poverty, Susan · Posted in: Believing, Compassion International, Learning, Thinking
Life lessons from SpongeBob Squarepants
With apologies to Robert Fulghum, I’ve my own list of life lessons ripped right from the TV screen. In a moment of pure genius, or silliness, depending on your point of view, I found a way to use my children’s favorite cartoon to illustrate good and not-so-desirable behavior. What I learned from SpongeBob Squarepants: Lesson [...]
June 6, 2008
· Monica Brand · 12 Comments
Tags: High Calling Blogs · Posted in: Compassion International, Learning, Silly stuff
