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Public Speaking Problems #4

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If you’ve missed the first three installments of this topic you can find them here (one, two, and three). Today I’ll be talking about another bad practice in public speaking. It’s an easy idea (certainly not my own) and you’ve all experienced the other end of this all too frequent occurrence. Do you remember sitting in a classroom, listening to a professor speak about some topic, when they finish talking about what they’d prepared but try to talk on endlessly about something you won’t even be tested on and isn’t really related to the topic of the day? That’s what … Continue reading →

Media Week in Review July 14th – 19th

We had a great week here in Media Reviews! In case you missed out, here’s a summary of what we discussed. We started the week with an author interview. Abel Keogh, author of “Room for Two,” chatted with us about his writing process and the things he learned along the way. We then took a look at “Organic for Health,” a book which tells us of the importance of going organic and how it can help us overcome our health issues. It also includes some tasty-sounding recipes. “I’d Really Like to Eat a Child” is a quirky children’s picture book … Continue reading →

ADHD Symptoms Get Clearer as a Child Ages

Does your child have ADHD, or is he just “active”? This can be a difficult question to answer if your child is a toddler. As your child ages, however, certain symptoms of ADHD become easier to identify. This could be why some children are not diagnosed as having ADHD until they reach junior high. Symptoms of ADHD include an inability to sit still for long periods of time, a difficulty with being quiet, a tendency to have problems focusing on a specific task, with following directions, and with listening to a person that is speaking to the child who has … Continue reading →

Aesthetic Presentation

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When I was in grade school I remember loathing presentation day in school. I didn’t hate it because I was afraid to present (I wasn’t) or because I thought it was boring (I don’t think I did). I loathed it because some student would inevitably bring in a huge piece of poster board that they’d spend hours writing all over in every different color. That’s not so bad, you say. You could be correct. Most of the time, however, it really was that bad. The single thing that got under my skin like nothing else, the thing that drove my … Continue reading →

Some Signs That Your Child May Have ADHD

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ADHD is something that you have probably heard a lot about. A quick Google search will bring up tons of articles that mention ADHD. This is a neurobehavioral disorder that has become rather well recognized by doctors, educators, and the general public. As such, you may have heard a lot of information, and a lot of misinformation about it. How can you tell if your child might have ADHD? There are some signs that could indicate that your child may have ADHD. However, since many of these symptoms are something that a child who does not have ADHD may experience … Continue reading →

Speech and Debate in Homeschool?

I was bopping around the Internet this afternoon and stumbled across a site where the concern was raised that homeschool children aren’t introduced to the concept of speech and debate. Um, hello? Would this dude like to take on my twelve-year-old, or even my six-year-old? Kids come with a natural ability to debate. This is why parenting is so hard sometimes. And as far as speech-making goes, lemme tell ya … my kids could talk any professional debater into a corner and make them cry. But the question did raise a good point, which is that there are some aspects … Continue reading →

A Completely Changed Life

After reading some of the forum posts by tmwhalens, I thought I’d share a story of lives and one marriage that has had more than the usual problems and every day hassles to overcome. Ron Brookman says when he first married he says ‘it was for all the wrong reasons.’ It was more about keeping up appearances and trying to subvert and hide his homosexuality. Ron had two children with his first wife. The marriage was dysfunctional and unhappy. After she left him, from time to time he visited places in search of a homosexual relationship. This was despite the … Continue reading →

Benadryl Flight Attendant Saga—The Untold Story

This blog is a continuation in a series I have written regarding air travel and families. Most recently I covered the incident involving a mother and her chatty tot who got booted from a flight after an irritated flight attendant couldn’t convince the mom to quiet the child with some Benadryl. The flight attendant’s employer banned her from publicly speaking about the incident until a full investigation is complete. However, in the days since the much publicized booting, various flight attendants who have no connection to the case have come forward to shed light on the issues flight attendants face … Continue reading →

Babies Are Born to Be Breastfed

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This isn’t my title, but rather the title of a campaign targeting families in upstate New York. The message is clear: formula is unnatural and breast milk is the healthiest way to go when it comes to feeding your infant. And apparently it’s working: 69% of men and 46% of women say they would feel comfortable breastfeeding (or having their partner breastfeed) in public. That’s up from 54% and 35% respectively before the campaign was out. I have written about the debate in our forums before over whether or not formula cans should contain warning labels. My opinion is in … Continue reading →

Homeschool Curriculum Glossary (Tapestry- The Math)

Tapestry of Grace is a curriculum that teaches world history. Tapestry of Grace has two approaches, the first being “historical flow and themes”, and the second being the “facts of history”. Geography is also a major focus. This curriculum is geared to a classical approach to education. Teach America to Read and Spell (TATRAS) says, “Children should not be taught phonics until they can name most of the letters of the alphabet.” The advantage of TATRAS phonics lessons is a vertical approach, which teaches all of the sounds of each letter and combination instead of one sound at a time. … Continue reading →