Tag: homeschool

Digging up truth (and Democrats…)

May 25, 2016

When I started homeschooling my kids, there were lots of things I wanted to teach them. Among the most important is learning to think for themselves. I encourage them to recognize bias in everything they read, and to filter it through reality (as well as their own beliefs and convictions) and formulate their own opinions about … More Digging up truth (and Democrats…)

When in Rome.

January 14, 2016

Over the past 2 weeks, the girls and I have been studying the Roman Empire in History class.  They’ve been learning about emperors and gladiators, architecture and infrastructure.  But yesterday they got a very unique lesson in the meaning of the popular expression, “When in Rome…” You see, on this island, the locals live “Aloha.”  … More When in Rome.