Michael at Family School is reading a book of essays by the author of Charlotte’s Web
Lately I’ve been reading One Man’s Meat by E.B. White. I’ve decided this book is a blog from a time before blogs.
Since I consider even (Strunk and) White’s grammar text, The Elements of Style
The new Carnival of Homeschooling is up at Why Homeschool. I can’t wait to dig into this smorgasbord of posts.
Next week’s Carnival will be hosted by one of my favorite blogs: The Common Room.
And the new Carnival of Education has been posted at The Education Wonks (one of my competitors in the BoBs, by the by, and an excellent blog).
Well, I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop. And I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land. And I’m happy, tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.
—from a speech given by Dr. King on April 3, 1968, the day before he was assassinated
Related links:
More of Dr. King’s speeches
Washington Post article: King’s Fiery Speech Rarely Heard (HT: The Education Wonks)
This month’s Carnival of Unschooling is up at Atypical Homeschool this morning: the perfect reading for my tea break. I especially enjoyed Joanne’s post on the old socialization bugaboo. And how nice to see Every Waking Hour there!
Thanks, Ron & Andrea.
Meanwhile, the folks at Why Homeschool are collecting entries for the next Carnival of Homeschooling. Submissions are due by January 16th.
And here’s the latest Carnival of Education, hosted by Jenny D. Submissions for the next Carnival of Ed, hosted by The Education Wonk, are due January 17th and should be sent to: owlshome [at] earthlink [dot] net.
I just found out that I’m a finalist in the Best Education/Homeschooling Blog category for the 2005 Best of Blog Awards. How very exciting. My sincere thanks to the unknown person who nominated me, and to the judges who selected the finalists. I was delighted to note that I’m in the company of a couple of blogs I very much enjoy, Alexander’s Maitresse and The Education Wonk. I see also that one of my favorite daily reads, Mental Multivitamin, is a finalist in the Best Book or Literary Blog category. Voting is scheduled to begin soon (details to follow). Best wishes to all the finalists!
Karen Edmisten gets the quote-of-the-week award.
(Close runner-up: the Cottage Blessings children on the delights of slime mold.)
“My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with my eyes hanging out.”
—Dylan Thomas
I think this is beautiful, and not just because she’s my best friend.
As time goes on, I am realizing more and more how important and unrepeatable these moments are with the children. I have been trying to say “yes” when they let me know they want my company. “Yes” when Patrick requests to sit on my lap while he watches a Kipper video, “yes” when Theresa asks to read me three chapters in a row of “Howliday Inn,” “yes” when Agnes slips downstairs to have a chat past bedtime, and “yes” when Margaret needs me to choose the colors for her latest artistic masterpiece. Nothing could be more important or worthy of my time.
It is an honor to be on the A-list of such great people.
Kimberly of Number 2 Pencil and Dave of Garfield Ridge ponder the connection.
just found this weblog:
homeschooling mother captures
her days in haiku
(HT: Karen Edmisten)