tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403012288289020503.post6601375082731026358..comments2023-08-03T23:43:45.884+10:00Comments on Defying Gravity: The Homeschool Mother's Journal - 12Ingihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06396226904711922049noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403012288289020503.post-29801187915596830662011-05-29T09:44:30.599+10:002011-05-29T09:44:30.599+10:00Hi Karen! The blog title is both! We LOVE Wicked h...Hi Karen! The blog title is both! We LOVE Wicked here too and the words from that song resonated strongly with me when I was making the decision to homeschool (someone actually said to me at work "I hope you're happy"). And we are big science geeks here too - so gravity, chaos theory etc - seemed to fit!Ingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396226904711922049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403012288289020503.post-72047090216194819272011-05-29T01:32:02.497+10:002011-05-29T01:32:02.497+10:00Sounds like a wonderful week. Here visiting from H...Sounds like a wonderful week. Here visiting from Helena's blog. Your blog title struck me. Is it Wicked's "Defying Gravity"? I have an 11 year old musical theatre girl and we LOVE Wicked! Of course if it is just plain old 'gravity' we are fans of that too!<br /><br />:)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487026746937164012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403012288289020503.post-81573895716038355392011-05-22T18:35:43.102+10:002011-05-22T18:35:43.102+10:00@ Becca - that's my thoughts too. When it gets...@ Becca - that's my thoughts too. When it gets complex, then I'll starting insisting!<br /><br />@ Jen - that's a really good way of approaching it! And I like the positive spin on the mental abilities!<br /><br />@ Katie - I will have to look up Loreena McKenna - never heard of her. And yeah, running after my kids is NOT enough cardio, according to the scales which keep going up and up! <br /><br />@ Tiffany - I have downloaded some questions from Currclick (or somewhere!). And I admit to never having read the Little House on the Prairie books...oh, the shame!Ingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396226904711922049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403012288289020503.post-5068202262794485852011-05-22T05:56:20.662+10:002011-05-22T05:56:20.662+10:00Wow, sounds like a packed week! It's great to...Wow, sounds like a packed week! It's great to get things done that you want to!<br /><br />Cadron Creek {I think that's what it's called} has a few literature studies based on Anne of Green Gables. We're using "The Prairie Primer" to go through the "Little House on the Prairie" books next year.<br /><br />Stopping by from THMJ!Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026330261329887109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403012288289020503.post-88247772379342603122011-05-22T00:17:50.215+10:002011-05-22T00:17:50.215+10:00Hi Ingi! How are you? I love Anne of Green Gables ...Hi Ingi! How are you? I love Anne of Green Gables and never thought about tying it into a "home" theme but what a GREAT idea! Also, if you like Lady of Shallot, there is a beautiful song written about it my Loreena mcKennit. Do you know her music? it is gorgeous and you would love it. Congrats on the runnign goals. I have been saying "my kids are my cardio" but realized this week I need more real exercise. So happy to see you here; stopping by from the HMJ linky. hope you have a wonderful week! katie at brighton parkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093429146447858542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403012288289020503.post-10949717241377163242011-05-21T21:49:36.632+10:002011-05-21T21:49:36.632+10:00At the moment with my 12 year old son I get him to...At the moment with my 12 year old son I get him to show the full working for 1 question out of a group so he can show me he knows how to do it. I have explained to him that later he will likely need to show more working but for now as long as answers are correct I let the rest slide. In some ways I wonder if it will encourage and strengthen his mental abilities so it may not be all bad.<br /><br />Best wishes<br />Jen in NSWJen's Busy Dayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01556286599575103565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403012288289020503.post-87305954955544850412011-05-21T09:32:36.619+10:002011-05-21T09:32:36.619+10:00My son is 15YO now and he's starting to get wh...My son is 15YO now and he's starting to get why he would want to write all his math out. He's made errors that we discovered were a mistake in step 5 that was easier to fix [and less work] when he wrote it out. Trying to get him to do it when he was younger and the math was less complex was impossible because he didn't make errors that showed HIM the need to write it out. We let it slide until he had to work harder at the math.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524820435515551056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403012288289020503.post-13675432851348687472011-05-21T07:13:54.544+10:002011-05-21T07:13:54.544+10:00Hey Debbie - they are easy to make, pretty and edu...Hey Debbie - they are easy to make, pretty and educational!Ingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396226904711922049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403012288289020503.post-77290678379167990102011-05-21T01:07:52.616+10:002011-05-21T01:07:52.616+10:00The energy snakes look cool!The energy snakes look cool!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16039123082801127932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403012288289020503.post-70089225972997321962011-05-20T19:40:11.435+10:002011-05-20T19:40:11.435+10:00Hi April! I could never convince my DH to sit thro...Hi April! I could never convince my DH to sit through 4 hours of it either (and that's just the first one!). He came and made a comment that we were supposed to be doing schoolwork, and I said we were studying Anne of Green Gables. That said, we may have converted him a little bit :-)Ingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396226904711922049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1403012288289020503.post-24152548905129800512011-05-20T15:03:13.387+10:002011-05-20T15:03:13.387+10:00Thumbs up to Robert Pattinson :) Ooohhh, I'm ...Thumbs up to Robert Pattinson :) Ooohhh, I'm a big Anne of Green Gables fan... Sadly I could never convince my DH to watch it! Hope you are feeling much better...I too suffer from migraines :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com