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General Homeschooling and Unschooling

An Unschooling “Success” – Meet Kate Fridkis Who Skipped K-12 and Is Neither Weird nor Homeless

I love the headline of this article “Meet Kate Fridkis Who Skipped K-12 and Is Neither Weird nor Homeless” . this is from the artcile, Freedom to Learnand highlights the achievements of Kate Fridkis who was not only homeschooled, but unschooled as well. “Kate Fridkis is 26 years old, is happily married, lives in New [...]

Does Circumcision Lead to Lack of Empathy in Men ?

I find this article fascinating. The International Journal of Men’s Health has done a study that suggests that men who have been circumcised seem to have a higher alexithymia score than “intact” men. No shock to me. I refuse to believe that intimate pain in the first days of life does not affect development. Alexithymia [...]

Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling Takes Stand Against Paparazzi and Press

Today in London J.K. Rowling testifies along with several other celebrities testifies in inquiry about aggressive British press and the lengths they will go to to get an exclusive story or picture. Her main complaints revolve around her three children who in the past have been frighted by paparazzi angling for a story or pic. [...]

Take Your Daughter to Work Day! Showing My Daughter How to Set Up WordPress Blog

Had a fun time with Liz today- which was “Take your Daughter to Work Day”. I am not sure if this is a National or International occasion but here Girls in Grade 9 are given the opportunity to spend the day at a parents work. I think this is meant to broaden young women’s thinking [...]

Free French Worksheets and Printables

I have been collecting a selection of sites that offer free Worksheets and Printables to use at home. I would have considered myself fluent in French in my 20′s but have since lost alot of my knowledge- tho I think if I were thrown into it again would pick it up very fast. I am [...]