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Grandchildren
Our granddaughter turned 2 a couple months ago. They live in a manufactured home with a bow window in the kitchen end. She's able to step up onto the ledge as it's about 6" tall. From there she is between the window and the curtain and can survey the great outdoors. She watches her aunt get on and off the school bus,…
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Peter McCoy on public education - from Radical Mycology
"The average person gains much of their ability to interpret and describe life experiences during a decade or two of public education. During their formative years, most children are placed under state controlled structures that define what the child is to think. As that child turns into an adult, all that they learned in…
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Students test modules before considering theory
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Love math?
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Good ideas for home schooling, or the adult learner
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Why visuals are so important
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'There's a cell phone in your student's head'
"A 2017 study found that cell phones that were turned off and stashed away silently reasserted themselves—distracting working students anyway." I wish I could say this surprised me ... at all. https://www.edutopia.org/video/theres-cell-phone-your-students-head
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Predictable, but still interesting
"The video shows each teen being given a sealed envelope before ordering off a menu. What the teens don’t know is that leading up to the restaurant visit, the film producers used the same techniques as the food industry to bombard them with messages about “triple dipped chicken” on billboards, radio, social media and…
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Fun with food history
I have long been interested in food history and really enjoy this site. I post it with this warning: It is addictive with a lot of fascinating content. 😍 It will consume a lot of your time once you start to explore its offerings further. You're welcome! 😋
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Herbal Christmas Gifting for Kids
Just wondering if everyone knows about this really awesome way to introduce your children to Herbal Medcicine. The folks at Learning Herbs came up with this board game a few years ago and offer it on sale every year around this time. Lots of bonuses come with it as well. https://learningherbs.com/wildcraft/
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School subjects
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Baby Food
I just ran across this news article on baby food: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/10/17/Study-95-percent-of-baby-food-contains-traces-of-toxic-metals/8301571330680/ I looked around and found an additional discussion here: https://www.romper.com/p/toxic-metals-found-in-95-of-baby-food-according-to-new-report-19250668…