Turn, Turn, Turn
A time to build up,
A time to break down,
A time to dance, A time to mourn,
A time to cast stones,
A time to gather stones together.
To everything, Turn, turn, turn,
There is a season,
Turn, turn, turn,
And a time to every purpose
Under heaven.
---Pete Seeger
Adapted from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
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Category Archives: Reading
At TheHomeSchoolMom
Among my recent writing projects have been some new pieces over at TheHomeSchoolMom.com. Join me at THSM to read about using movies as part of a literature curriculum and creating and using a library of field guides – a great … Continue reading
Banned Books? Read as Many as you Can
Nick and I have just finished reading John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. He usually has about three novels going at once – one for fun, one for his history class in our homeschool co-op, and one of my recommendations, … Continue reading
Posted in Homeschooling, Literature, Middle School, Reading
Tagged 20th century literature, American Library Association, banned books, censorship, challenged books, good books, homeschool lit, homeschool literature, homeschooling literature, John Steinbeck, literary classics, Of Mice and Men
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Offering Homeschooling Evaluations
It’s spring, and homeschoolers’ thoughts in Virginia turn to providing evidence of progress. The short version of this is that you can either use standardized testing, a letter of evaluation from a teacher or person with a masters degree, or … Continue reading
Posted in Evaluation, Evidence of Progress, Reading, Uncategorized
Tagged alternatives to testing, end of year evaluation, holistic evaluation methods for homeschoolers, homeschool evaluations, homeschool evaluator, homeschool portfolios, homeschool tests, Homeschooling in Virginia, Jeanne Faulconer evaluator, portfolios, Virginia homeschool evaluator, Virginia homeschool testing, Virginia homeschooling requirements
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Vianden Castle: In which a Faulconer meets a falconer
Our ultimate field trip to Europe included Nick’s one request — to visit a real castle. Since the organizing factor of the trip was to visit his grandfather’s World War II battlefield straddling Luxembourg and Wallendorf, Germany (which I wrote … Continue reading
Posted in A Writer's Life, Buildings, Field Trips, Historical Fiction, History, Ultimate Field Trip
Tagged European castles, European field trip, falconry, living in a fairy tale, Luxembourg, Magic Cabin toys, Medieval history, Our River, Vianden, Vianden Castle, Waldorf-inspired homeschooling
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