Category Archives: homeschooling

Sunday, 16 December 2012

Posted on 16 December 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:31 – In the wake of the Connecticut school shooting, I wonder how many more parents have decided to pull their kids out of public school and homeschool them. Parents homeschool for many reasons, but the safety of their children … Continue reading →

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Saturday, 19 November 2011

Posted on 19 November 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:04 – Barbara and I are about halfway through the seven seasons of Despicable Housewives on Netflix streaming. In what I think is a first for me, I like most of the male characters, but with the exception of Andrea … Continue reading →

Posted in government, homeschooling, personal | 28 Comments

Wednesday, 7 September 2011

Posted on 7 September 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:45 – Merkel has gotten the most favorable court decision she could have hoped for. The German court ignored the law and decided not to drive a stake through the heart of the Euro. Although the Maastricht Treaty explicitly forbids … Continue reading →

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Monday, 29 August 2011

Posted on 29 August 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:58 – As regular readers know, I’m no friend of either government or religion, which I consider to be twin plagues on humanity. Either on its own is bad enough; the two working together have historically been the single greatest … Continue reading →

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Ordering for more kits

Posted on 9 July 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

As we headed for the post office this morning to ship more kits, Barbara pointed out that I’d better get off my butt and get more components ordered. So that’s what I’ve been doing this morning, ordering components for five … Continue reading →

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Lab day

Posted on 8 July 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

I need to schedule a lab day or two, but I keep putting it off. That’s because this won’t be lab work in the good sense–running experiments–but in the bad sense, making up solutions and other boring routine stuff. I … Continue reading →

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4 July ????

Posted on 4 July 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

A new Marist poll provides some stunning figures. Presumably, every American knows that 4 July is Independence Day, but only 58% of Americans know which year America declared its Independence. Among American adults younger than 30 years old, that figure … Continue reading →

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Science kits for religious versus secular homeschoolers

Posted on 27 June 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

When we announced the CK01 homeschool chemistry kits on the MAKE blog, Geek Dad, and so on, we immediately started getting critical responses and emails about how we positioned the kits. The relevant part of the announcement was: “The kit … Continue reading →

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