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2002-04-27
Note to self: build chroniclerizerthingie...
that is, a program to keep track of what goes on during my day.
Okie dokie.
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2000-11-20
A Sunflower House:
is a
spiffy little garden area that you can create for little kids to run around in. It looks beautiful, I can't wait to try it out myself someday.
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2000-11-03
Games for kids (and others):
This appears to be an excellent reference for all kinds of games for kids. It's got the rules for everything from marbles to duck duck goose. Cool!
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2000-10-18
This pop-up thingie
...
appeared in my mailbox last week. Well, it was in a big, white, envelope, all flattened (as with the image from when I scanned it).
When I opened the envelope and pulled it out, it went "whup!" and popped into a cube! I was quite astonished, and I thought it was pretty spiffy.
I left it in cube form until I could show it to Spencer, and asked him to figure out how to flatten it again without hurting it.
It took him just a few seconds, and it turns out there are little paper "hooks" inside, and a rubber band that pulls the whole thing together. Elena played with it for awhile, then we took out the rubber band, and she was quite miffed (hey, we didn't want her to choke on it!).
So anyway, I'm going to add this to the School Projects list, to make things like this. I'm going to rip it apart a bit more, and scan the inside bits too. Darned ingenious. It's pretty cool (and damn rare) when I don't even really mind being advertised at, because the vehicle is so nifty.
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2000-10-13
Wrote my school proposal...
And it's pretty darn long! I'm going to have to chop it up into various pieces as it grows bigger.
Read it here.
Anyway, it feels good to have my ideas recorded clearly. I've been meaning to do this for over a week.
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2000-10-12
Oooo, preschool stuff!
(DEAD LINK) This place has got a lot of preschool stuff, I'll have to take a look.
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2000-10-12
Homeschooling & independent school links:
Surfing around, found some good stuff. I'm researching homeschooling in Colorado, and also independent schools, since I would probably need to teach at least one other non-family child.
This document seems to indicate that the requirements for an independent school aren't all that stringent, which is a Good Thing, since I want a lot of independence about how I go about things (and of course I'll need a lawyer to give me more... solid advice).
I also dug up
this piece which has some interesting things to say about caring for children in different age groups at once.
And here are
some ideas for activities.
Lots more research to do, and I've got a fair amount of time to do it in...
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2000-10-11
Playground equipment:
Found some places online, with ideas:
swingsets,
slides,
a castle, and of course,
a big honking Yahoo category. Lots to explore later.
I need to take some video of the play structure in my neighborhood that someone erected next to their house. It kicks butt! There's all kinds of cool stuff all over it, and it's obviously designed by them. I definitely want to design something myself, and build it myself (well, I suppose I will let my brother Bill help, if he asks nicely).
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2000-10-10
I'm going to start a school:
Yes, that's right, I've Finally Figured Out What I'm Going To Do With My Life! Okay, okay, those of you who know me have heard this before, but this time I mean it. Really! Sigh, you won't believe me until you see it, but I don't blame you, so that's okay.
I'll write more about the whole school proposal as a document unto itself, but I just wanted to mention it here, and spew a few links.
For some reason, I have always had a deep and abiding love of uniforms. I don't know why. I just do. So, I found
a few places online to get school uniforms.
Granted, I wouldn't require them at *my* school, oh no, but if Elena ends up anything like me, she'll be dying to wear one. And of course, I'll let her.
The other really spiffy thing about school is, of course, the furniture, and I found
a spiffy link to a place that sells that too. Of course, I'd rather build the stuff myself (except for the chairs), since it's egregiously expensive. But I figured this site is good for inspiration.
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2000-08-31
An Austin homeschooler:
This Home Schooling page has a lot of good info, including an FAQ and mentions of Texas legal specifics. Neato.
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2000-07-21
On rewards & motivation:
This guy seems to be well-endowed in the clue department. He talks about how competition and reward systems simply don't work, and actually make things (morale & performance) worse. This holds true for the classroom, parenting, and management. Very fascinating, I think I may get one of his books.
