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Welcome to the October 27, 2009 edition of Carnival of Educators. The absence of the Carnival of Education left a hole in my life.  I didn't know about Educarnival v2 but that one is silent right now too.  Anyway, I decided it was time to get another carnival going.  I am however looking for volunteer hosts.  I can't do it alone.   More info here.  I should also point out that I did not include posts that were not done by educators, hence the name, Carnival of Educators.  That can include teachers, college professors, homeschooling parents, school administrators, and tutors, and a select few others dedicated to education.  I am trying to make this a junk-free carnival. With that said, we got a pretty good response for a first carnival, and I am happy to compile it.  Here are the entries for Carnival of Educators, A Week of Firsts. Let's start if off with the first family: Mary Ann Zehr presents Obama Keeps Track of What His...

I can't tell you how much it blows me away when someone tells someone tells me that I have been an inspiration to them.  Well it happened again to day.  Thank you so much  justlocs for thinking about me today and for allowing my journey to inspire yours.  I was given a Kreativ Blogger award by Justlocs and feel very honored.  Now this isn't just any blogger award, it isn't meant to be held onto.  It must be passed on.  Here are the rules.  1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award 2. Copy and paste the award on your own blog 3. Link the person who nominated you. 4. Name seven things about yourself that folks may not know. 5. Nominate seven Kreativ bloggers 6. Post links to the seven bloggers you nominate 7. Leave comments on each of the blogs letting them know that you have nominated them! With that said, I will get to the seven things about myself that folks may not know. I am from a large extended family.  My par...

I was flabbergasted to find that the Carnival of Education was discontinued. While I greatly enjoy the carnival of education, I learned alot from school teachers and other educators. So, I decided to start a Carnival of Educators. I will start the first post next Tuesday at noon. If you want to host a carnival please email me at ahermitt@ gmail.com. I will update this page as I get all of the rules and submission guidelines together, but for now, lets keep it simple: 1. Submit original posts from your blog 2. Posts MUST BE education related, and true blogs, not commercial websites. 3. Submit by Sunday at midnight eastern standard time to get in by Tuesday at noon. 4. Submit through the carnival link http://blogcarnival.com/bc/cprof_8594.html , not by direct email.... it makes our work eaiser. Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Me at the Families.com Homeschool Blog Visit My Education Column at Examiner.com Great Deals on School & Homeschool Curriculum

As my son and I drove home from church yesterday (we had the rare opportunity to be alone) I got a chance to question him about what math direction he wanted to go in in math and science so I could map out his courses for the next two years. Based on his answers, it became abundantly clear to me that he has reached the end of my level of understanding and that I can't help him with the courses he needs to cover over the next two years. He is currently doing Algebra two in math. I went as far as Trignometry and then Finite Math in college, so I am currently stretching my self when he needs help. Next on his list is Pre-Calculus and Calculus so you can see that he is definitely going to need some math homework help in the form of tutoring. In the science, physics is next on his list. This is another course I have not touched. My level of experience goes as far as AP Chemistry, much if what I promptly forgot the second I passed the class. As homeschoolers, we are often confront...

My son took the Analyzing and Interpreting Lit Clep this morning and scored a 52. You need 50 to pass. His score counts as a C (unofficially) for a college course, and since he is only 15 and in the 10th grade, I assigned him a B for his grade portfolio. He did do additional work for me while studying for the test... We will call it extra credit. This was supposed to be the easiest of all CLEPs, but I disagree. It is only easy if your child or student is an avid reader of literature. While my son IS an avid reader, he does not do poetry, or "literature". He mostly sticks to big, honkin' manuals. I think it might be easy for my daughter who does like novels with flowery language, so I will plan for her to take it in the spring. He is going to spend the next 6 weeks working towards the SAT with math review and working on his essay skills. After that we will tackle the History 1 CLEP. Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Me at the Families.com Homeschool B...

I recently found out that Little House on the Prairie had been revived as a musical starring Melissa Gilbert as Ma. If your daughter (or even son) is anything like mine, she has read every little house book written. Mine read not only the Laura Ingalls series, but the fictional prequels and sequels (not written by Laura Ingals Wilder). She knows the story from the Great, Great, Grandmother down to Laura's daughter. If you follow a classical approach as we do (very loosely) then this story is well suited for anyone studying the the late classical to early modern time period. Pair the studying of these novels with enjoying the musical and you have enriched the historical experience for your child. You don't have to be a homeschooler studying a specific time period to enjoy the play though. Little House is playing all over the country and may be coming to a town near you very soon. If you are reading the books and/or plan to the show, you should make use of the STUDY GUIDE Dates...

At 13 years old, and starting high school, my daughter has requested to take over her education. More speficically she wants me to stop looking over her shoulder and monitoring her every two minutes. She has requested an overall plan for the year, as I was giving her assignments for the week every Monday and then "nagging her to death". I have obliged her by giving her an overall plan for the year to follow. I created a start page here that explains her schedule and takes her to the various outlines and assignments. Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Me at the Families.com Homeschool Blog Visit My Education Column at Examiner.com Great Deals on School & Homeschool Curriculum