Eclectic Muddlehood

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Archive for February, 2008

Rethinking a Common Question

Posted: Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 @ 4:15 pm in Homeschooling Advocacy | No Comments »

Two fellow homeschooling and blogging mothers suggest we rethink how we approach answering the most commonly and (as one of them points out) most carelessly asked question in opposition of the home education path.  Check out their responses to the “socialization question” at Survive the Experience and The Happy Homeschooler. These posts are elloquent […]

Institutional Similarities

Posted: Friday, February 15th, 2008 @ 10:14 am in Homeschooling Advocacy | 2 Comments »

There is a certain stretch of Texas highway I occasionally traverse to and from various activities with the Triad that always simultaneously humors and sobers me with its ironic scenery.  Positioned on the same side of the road, less than two miles apart from each other, stand two institutional structures.  Both are for the most […]

Wishful Thinking

Posted: Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 @ 4:26 pm in General Mayhem | 2 Comments »

Renae over at Life Nuturing Education wishes I would finally get around to this meme she tagged me with over two weeks ago, so her wish is my command!  I am to share five wishes for things I’d love but do not need and five wishes concerning my spiritual life.  The challenge for a mentally […]