Month: February 2011
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Update about the Boys – February 2011
It’s been a couple months since I updated this blog about what I’m doing with the boys, so here goes–subject by subject. The general method I’ve followed with H.’s education is unchanged: I […]
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Kid-friendly paintings for Reader “interludes”?
UPDATE: there are a few example “interludes” now here and here. To provide brief “breaks” in the WatchKnow Reader presentations, I’m going to display random artworks & music for a short period. I’m […]
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Looong interview with me by Dan Schneider in Cosmoetica
Off and on, for the last 2.5 years, I have been answering questions from poet and critic Dan Schneider, who has conducted a series of long, interesting interviews. My interview, posted a few hours ago, is […]
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Draft for comment: early reading survey
The almost complete lack of specific research about very early reading methods has long been bemoaned by those of us interested in the topic. For many, simply seeing other children, or our own, […]
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A common error of school lessons, or, why I’m homeschooling
Here is one reason why I’m homeschooling, and why I would probably never send my children to a school–even most private schools. I was looking over some instructional material recently (something I do often […]