by Laurie Bluedorn | Sep 17, 2012 | Literature, Logic
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty,...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Sep 17, 2012 | Homeschooling
Essay written by dear daughter Ava, age 8 Why do you suppose this is our most popular blog post?
by Laurie Bluedorn | Sep 11, 2012 | Art, Art/Poetry Study, Literature
O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman, 1865 O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Sep 10, 2012 | Logic
People who don’t read and who spend their free time watching a screen will not be able to think critically. Jane Healy’s two books Endangered Minds: Why Children Don’t Think and What We Can Do About It and Failure to Connect: How Computers Affect Our Children’s Minds...
