Trivium Pursuit Blog
Grandma Visits
Engagement Announcement in the Paper
Singapore Math or Saxon?
Dear Laurie, We have started math again with Hannah. I have taught her Singapore Math since she was 6, and I have the books 5B and 6A and 6B so I thought that we should continue in the same track. My concern with that decision is two-fold. First, I am not aware how...
Growing Dates in Saudi Arabia
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Teaching Spanish Phonics
Dear Bluedorn Family, I am writing from Spain. Sorry for my English -- it's not very good, but I hope you understand me. Congratulations for your web page, it is really very interesting, and in my country it is very difficult to find a similar page because...
Ronnie the Raccoon and Vreni
Liveblogging at the Illinois Christian Home Educators Convention This Weekend
We'll be liveblogging at the ICHE convention this weekend. If you'll be attending, stop by and say hi. We'll be running contests all weekend so keep checking the ICHE blog.
The Anonymous Do-Gooder
A person shows up at your door unannounced. This person has come to investigate you – that’s right, you. You ask, “Why? What have I done?” “Maybe nothing,” the investigator says, “but a serious accusation has been made, and we are required to thoroughly investigate.”...
Little Helper
Mother’s Day Photo
Rethinking Math
Hi Laurie, I was wondering if you have ever considered not having your girls do all the math up through Saxon Advanced Math? Mine CAN do it but there are so many other things they want to be learning and that I want them to learn, it seems sort of silly to take the...
The Dress
Bible Study Software
Hi Laurie, I recently made a request of my husband for a Mother's Day / Birthday / Christmas / 50th Birthday present. He suggested I ask Harvey what he thinks of it. So...would you be so kind as to ask Harvey what he thinks of Logos Bible Study Software? His love,...
Moon Landing Hoax from Logic in 100 Minutes DVD
Can you guess where we were this week?
We Have a Date — We Have a Place
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Spring Flowers
Classical Economics
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Here’s what I’d like to look like in ten years….
Letter from Sofia
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Logic in 100 Minutes
Here's a clip from Logic in 100 Minutes. Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement.
Teaching Logic
Dear Nathaniel and Hans, Just wanted to let you guys know... YOU'RE HILARIOUS!! I was an elementary school teacher at a Christian school for a few years, but started hanging around with homeschooled families in my church and realized many things about education. Now I...
Dubai City, Arabia
Hello Laurie, Here are some pictures from Dubai. As I mentioned before, Dubai is in constant change. In addition to the Indoor Ski Mountain and The Artificial Island (Palms Form and World Map Form), now they are building an artificial lake inside the city that...
Tribulation
Ears From Harvested Sheaves by J. C. Philpot May 3 In the world you shall have tribulation--but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33 Has not our path been one of tribulation, more or less, since the Lord was first pleased to turn our feet into the...
Calvinist Poet
Fourteen-year-old Calvinist poet believes Erasmus did not use his thinker.
Educational Epistemology — Need Help
Hi Mrs. Bluedorn, Would you have some recommendations for recent books on educational epistemology? I am going back to finish some education classes this summer, and one assignment is to read and review a book on educational epistemology that has been published since...
More Schutzhund Training
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Baby Hebrew
Little Bitty Baby Learns Hebrew at the Chapel of San Pedro at Fort Lowell in Tucson, Arizona
Two New Things
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Turkey Hunting in Western Kansas
Kristin, John and I hit the hunting trail today. Kristin got hers around noon and John at 4 p.m. Kristin and I had to sneak quite a ways to get close to four nice gobblers. She had no problem taking the tom when I called them to the gun. We went to another place for...