Comments on Raising Three Thinkers: Homeschool Days 11/05/09

Beta- The illustrated classics aren't my favor...

2009-11-21T16:05:40.549-05:00

Beta- The illustrated classics aren't my favorite, but I think he's growing out of them quickly.

I've only seen the Pink Ladies at Costco, and not all of the time. They are delicious!

Ohh, I forgot to add -- we LOVE Pink Ladies!! I t...

2009-11-10T15:48:51.323-05:00

Ohh, I forgot to add -- we LOVE Pink Ladies!! I thought that was just a European thing, as I'd never seen them for sale when we lived in the states.

I tried Gamma on one of the Illustrated Classics b...

2009-11-09T03:34:41.117-05:00

I tried Gamma on one of the Illustrated Classics books -- he was less than thrilled. Right now we're reading The Jungle Book, and he's riveted! The language is a little involved for him, so we're also listening to a dramatized audiobook of it. It's really helping him to get the story details that he might otherwise have missed.

Yes, it is a lot of computer time. We are definit...

2009-11-06T09:37:19.717-05:00

Yes, it is a lot of computer time. We are definitely a computer family. There are 9 working and daily used computers in our house (plus several just laying around as backup). I know our kids will be on them much more than most. However, we let loose the restrictions quite a bit this year for Robotson to see if he could self-regulate. Some days he did very well, others- not so much. Prior to this year he had only 10 hours of computer time per week. He was watching more t.v. though. Anyway, now the computer time is really screen time and includes the Wii and t.v. We are down to 25 hours a week in our next trial. Both B and I agree that we'd like it to be even less, but we are moving slowly. I'll probably write about it soon :)

Sounds like a busy week. The negotiations between ...

2009-11-06T00:47:37.374-05:00

Sounds like a busy week. The negotiations between kids must be exhausting. I looked at the computer schedule - whoa, that's A LOT of computer time. I hope that you will find out the solution that works for everyone.