Maybe it's a little early for this theme, but after over three weeks of rain and dark skies, I'm ready for it! Spring has sprung here at PalmTree Pundit, and this Carnival of Homeschooling features blue skies, bright sun, and cheerful flowers, along with some fever, cleaning, and rain.
Grab your sunglasses -- we'll focus on the sunshine first:
Headmistress, Zookeeper at The Common Room is looking on the bright side with Everywhere We Go People Want to Know Who We Are.
At Home Sweet Home, Homeschooling the Game Master explains how time and motivation have resulted in some writing successes.
Grizzly Mama sheds some light on the history of American education in Education in America - Part Due ac Tria.
Spunky Jr. enlightens us with Life without Algebra? I think not. Spunky Jr. is a homeschooling student who thinks Richard Cohen, a Washington Post journalist, has missed the point of algebra.
Barbara Frank at The Imperfect Homeschooler continues the algebra discussion with Why They Need Algebra. She shares a real-life example.
Maria Miller at Homeschool Math Blog has some practical suggestions for what to do when math gets dry.
After going so long without, I was thrilled yesterday to see blue skies again. Things are "looking up" around here:
At Dad's Corner, Steve shares thoughts on Family Worship.
Mrs. Happy Housewife, in When Push Comes to Shove, looks beyond her own strengths to the true source of patience and grace.
At Sweetness and Light, read about a family who is looking up and chronicling faith and learning in a variety of ways in Lapbooks, Notebooks, and Other Fun Stuff.
Allison, a homeschooling high school student blogging at The Autumn Rain, looks heavenward with her thoughts of serving her siblings - Let's Move It Closer to Home.
What's spring without flowers? We have beautiful flowers year round here in Hawaii, but spring holds a special beauty on the mainland. These posts are as day-brightening as a bouquet of your favorite flowers:
A poem - and a cheerful sunflower - at Homeschooling Is Life! bring a smile and some good reminders.
Mary Ellen at Tales from the Bonny Blue House asks, "Do you teach courtesy or live it?" Courtesy is definitely a flower I want blooming in my garden!
Brotherhood is blooming at Bruggie Tales. Check out What Big Brothers Are For.
Janine at Why Homeschool looks at the privilege of homeschooling in "Homeschooling as Punishment?". I, too, see it as a privilege, and I'm blessed to be able to tend this garden at home.
Kim Anderson at Mother-Lode, without knowing my theme, writes about "Thorns & Thistles" and her thoughts on Lent.
Tami, of Tami's Blog, tells us that something is blooming soon at Regenerate Our Culture. Check out Tami's post to find out more about it. (And Tami didn't know my theme when she blogged this!)
Patricia Ann's Pollywog Creek Porch seems like a lovely place to sit and view the spring flowers. She writes about her porch and the view that really counts here.
Lori at Educated Doubt writes about the growth of homeschooling in non-religious families. Check out Creative Class: Homeschooling & Affluent Kids. She wonders where this growth will lead.
What else comes to mind when you think about spring? Fever, of course:
Beverly Hernandez at About Homeschooling lists some sick day activities. Just about everyone I know here has been sick, so this is timely information!
Fever sometimes leads to delirium. Perhaps that's what's happened to some politicians! Lennie at Cross Blogging informs us about the potential consequences of her state's Preschool for All plan.
Karen at The Thomas Institute posts her thoughts on institutional education in "The whole system is anti-child." She shares some of her own experience with teaching. Check it out to see her diagnosis.
How about some Spring Cleaning? I'm one of those sick people who loves to declutter and organize. Some other bloggers have organizing on their minds, too:
Wisteria at Twice Bloomed Wisteria gives some very useful information about math facts, including a handy table of resources (scroll way down below the post for the table).
The Bluedorns at Trivium Pursuit have a list of Classical Q & A, all neatly arranged.
Shannon at PHAT Mommy admits she doesn't need "neat and tidy homeschool philosophy" in "Finding My Homeschooling Groove". Yep.
Mental multivitamin clears away the cobwebs in "On writing...and thinking." She explains that "clear writing is the product of clear thinking."
The Thinking Mother, in Preparing Children for “The Real World”—what is “The Real World”?, writes about having to clean out and reprogram what she learned in school and creating a family culture in her home. (My sincere apologies to Christine! I inadvertently left her post out of the carnival when I originally posted it. This is my biggest hosting fear, and I feel terrible! Can I blame it on spring fever?!)
And, finally, spring also has its share of showers. I imagine that for Missey Gray's family, it's still winter. If you haven't yet heard, Missey was a homeschooling mom and blogger who passed away shortly after giving birth. On the Company Porch has a tribute here.
Spunky Homeschool pays tribute to Missey with What is a teacher?
Amy at Dandelion Seeds proposes a tribute to Missey - A Mother's TREK - on March 13.
Life is precious.
Thanks for celebrating spring with me. I hope your day is a little brighter and warmer now. Spring is here!
The next Carnival of Homeschooling will be hosted at The Common Room. Click here for information. Have extra time on your hands? Explore the archives of the previous Carnivals of Homeschooling here.
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UPDATE: I accidentally left out an entry to this carnival when I originally posted it late last night. I've now added it in above in the spring cleaning category. If you haven't already, please check out The Thinking Mother's post. And, again, my apologies to Christine. I'm grateful for the graciousness with which she pointed out my error.
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