http://paradisefound.homeschooljournal.net Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:59:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hemispheres magazine (the United Airlines in-flight) is offering free downloads of eleven popular Hawaiian songs. Add a little aloha to your Friday afternoon! http://paradisefound.homeschooljournal.net/2008/10/10/freebie/ Hubby: What did you guys do today? Eldest son: I got a great skirt at the thrift store! Halloween's a-comin' http://paradisefound.homeschooljournal.net/2008/10/09/strange-conversation/ If you've heard anything about the honeybee colony collapse, you know that the dying off of bees has the potential to impact our world and food supply pretty drastically. The good news? We CAN do something about it. We need help getting the word out about Michael Schacker's book, "A Spring ... http://paradisefound.homeschooljournal.net/2008/10/07/public-service-announcement/ Nominations are now open for the 2008 Cybils Awards. Head on over and nominate YOUR favorite new book in one of nine categories. It's your chance to tell the world about your favorite book or author. http://paradisefound.homeschooljournal.net/2008/10/04/its-cybils-time/ The rain is here. The cold is here. Not the bone chilling cold that I know will shock me again in another couple of months, but the cold weather that reminds me that we are ill equipped for the upcoming winter. Long pants haven't been a part of our wardrobe ... http://paradisefound.homeschooljournal.net/2008/10/04/and-so-it-begins/ Seriously. Not to sound like a broken record, but you need to make sure you're registered to vote! You also need to know that there are some things that may preclude you from voting - like a recent change of address - and there are apparently some folks who are ... http://paradisefound.homeschooljournal.net/2008/09/29/folks-please-get-your-ducks-in-a-row/ How many can you or your student guess? I only got 28 out of 100! Blog Nod: Larramie http://paradisefound.homeschooljournal.net/2008/09/25/100-most-common-english-words/ Cory Doctorow has a review of John Holt's books, How Children Learn and How Children Fail up on the high traffic blog, Boing Boing. He seems utterly smitten with the idea of unschooling, giving a positive review of both the books and the concept of child-led learning. Tons of comments, ... http://paradisefound.homeschooljournal.net/2008/09/24/unschooling-gets-a-thumbs-up/ It's a bit disconcerting to have your 15 year old start conversations that are peppered with words like Communism and Socialism. Of course, with the election running full steam ahead, I suppose it would be difficult to NOT be talking politics. My son is a black and white sort of guy ... http://paradisefound.homeschooljournal.net/2008/09/23/political-discussion-as-education/ Be still my heart. Jed Bartlett's back, even if momentarily and in print. And he's talking to presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Very funny. http://paradisefound.homeschooljournal.net/2008/09/22/west-wing-meets-the-current-election/