Eclectic Parent

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[This video is pretty slow to go until about 4 minutes in. Also if you object to swearing, and understand mumble, you may want to skip this]
This is our, the parents, third year to go see the band Flogging Molly on St Patrick’s Day. They are what could best be described as Celtic punk. Using […]

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Why do so many people think it’s important for children to know the different between Beethoven and Mozart or Baroque and Classical, but not between punk and rock and blues? Or why limit children to those insipid kids sing the Itsy Bitsy Spider type albums?
Our children’s favorite songs range from Bobby Darin’s Beyond The Sea […]

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One of my sister-in-laws once exclaimed that we homeschool by google. I was explaining what we do and she suddenly figured out a way to explain it to everyone else. Going with the flow, dancing along, surfing through life. Exactly. Not that we look everything up online, but that we flow from one subject to […]

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Having been asked by two different people on the same day how I found the homeschool support groups I belong to, I thought I’d post about it. Personally I can’t image not having a homeschool support group, whether formal or informal. Homeschooling is far more popular in some areas of the United States than others. […]

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“‘A primary purpose of the educational system is to train school children in good citizenship, patriotism and loyalty to the state and the nation as a means of protecting the public welfare,’ the judge wrote . . .”
Eeeek! Sounds more than a little Orwelian to me. Nothing about the betterment of the person or gaining […]

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D had gymnastics last Saturday. Their first year most the coaches are just trying to get them to remember the whole routines - boys have even more events that girls: floor, parallel bars, high bar, rings, vault and pommel horse. It’s a lot to remember with tons of chaos and people watching. D’s been having […]

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