Archive for March, 2005
Begin at the beginning
I began the Rudiments Handbook this week. The SDS is a great start but I need to truly transform my thinking and get a better grasp of what it means to think [...]
The most excellent way
In my quiet time with the Lord a year or so ago I felt that this is the passage I was to stand on as a home educating mom. 2:1 My son, if thou wilt receive my [...]
Biblical principles of mathematics
Mathematics is one of my favorite subjects to discover using the Biblical Principle Approach to education. It reveals God's character and nature in such an [...]
Abigail and arithmetic
We are full steam ahead in our study of Abigail. As we go through the book we are gleaning principles and learning about colonial life and character. The [...]
My BPA top ten
I have my favorites, aside from the fundamentals (Bible, Red Books, Rudiments Handbook and 1828 dictionary). There are things I think no PA homeschooler should [...]
Epiphany!
I was up early this morning reading through Dr. Rose's A Guide to American Christian Education (again!). My struggle with PA has been that I understood it in [...]
SDS lesson one reflections
After beginning with lesson three I moved to lesson one. Entitled simply "Preparing for the Seminar," it's pretty much self-explanatory. The idea is to retool [...]
Getting to know Abigail Adams
We have begun our study of Abigail Adams this week after a tiring 2 weeks of sickness. According to the First Grade noah Plan Lessons we are to read Abigail [...]
