Monthly Archives: March 2014

My fifth grade daughter’s private violin teacher challenged her to memorize the first piece in Suzuki Book 3 in one week by learning one section a day.  She stepped up to the challenge and has  been working diligently every day.  … Continue reading →

So, it’s Spring.  We still have snow on the ground and the weather is quite cold, but I can see the cold dead grass now. The youngest is finishing Suzuki Violin Book 2, polishing the Minuet by Boccherini for the … Continue reading →

My 10th grader’s biology textbook has a section on human population growth.  It seems very anti-human.  It makes me wonder who wrote the section. In an effort to make the section more interesting and less offensively anti-human, I tried to … Continue reading →

We are studying limiting factors and populations in Biology.  When my 10th grade son starts to argue with the definitions in the textbook, I can generally assume he has understood the concept and have gone beyond the expectations of understanding … Continue reading →

The eldest is home from college on his Spring Break.  It’s not Spring yet, of course, but I am very happy to have him home.  I hope he has done all the schoolwork he was supposed to do while he … Continue reading →

We have been reading Inkheart.  The love of books and the crafting of books is such a major part of the novel.  I have been thinking about different ways paper is used an different kinds of books. I learned about … Continue reading →