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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Jun. 28, 2012
World Missions Update
I sat eagerly, waiting for the promised "fire hose of information." John and I had joined other charitably-minded, missions-focused business owners for a special conference on missions and giving. Our missiologist speaker for the event was Lindsay Brown, the International … Continue reading
Tagged missions
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Jun. 27, 2012
Historical Fiction, Turing Tests, and Plagiary
Perhaps the Turing Google Doodle had already started my mind turning, but I was intrigued by the Wired blog post about a human-like Twitter bot. Long story short: The bot copies posts and randomly "follows" people on Twitter. A fair … Continue reading
Tagged fiction, history
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Jun. 26, 2012
Summer "School"
In our family we like to say that learning is not just for school time, but rather learning is a lifestyle. My husband and I take advantage of opportunities to teach our children as we go about our daily lives. … Continue reading
Tagged activities, family, learning, nature studies, summer
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Jun. 19, 2012
Bible Integrated Curriculum
The air hums with the chatter of homeschoolers. I'm standing in a curriculum provider's booth, listening to an enthusiastic representative "pitch" me. I'm going to be a hard sell <smile>. "The Bible is integrated in our curriculum," she proudly tells … Continue reading
Tagged Bible, curriculum
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Jun. 15, 2012
Stop Reading So Much
She's in college now. Gone are the days of hiding the flashlight under her blanket when her parents would check to make sure she was asleep. It's been a while since she got so wrapped up in a book that … Continue reading
Tagged books, reading
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Jun. 14, 2012
Keep the Picture Books Alive!
Have you read Jill's plea to keep picture books alive? I'd like to shout her message from the rooftops. I believe picture books are a vital, wonderful part of a child's education. From my position as an educator, mother and … Continue reading
Tagged books, children, literature, picture books, reading
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