Tag Archives: Home School

Katie Kalmerton & Clyde Squire–Requiescat in Pace

By CircleReader | April 9th, 2008
The church is Catholic, universal, so are all her actions; all that she does belongs to all. When she baptizes a child, that action concerns me; for that child is thereby connected to that body which is my head too, and ingrafted into that body whereof I am a member. And when she buries a [...]
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Family, Heroes, and History

By CircleReader | February 12th, 2008
One thing that Aldo Leopold did to become great was find, and use, his voice. His family was in many ways similar to mine and to thousands of others here in Wisconsin; his famous shack seemed completely familiar to us--just like Grandad's place up north. But he made a difference in the world by figuring out what he had to say that was worth saying, and saying it wisely and well.
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State of the Union, and the Best Speeches Ever

By CircleReader | January 28th, 2008
Now that American Gladiators is over (go, Wolf!), we are sitting in the living room watching the State of the Union Address. For us, this has become an Event, like the World Series or the Olympics. It is something bigger than our family, something that we share with our kids and try hard to help [...]
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Learning Like Magic

By Nicole | November 16th, 2007
It makes a sensational, controversial headline: A Harry Potter-centered curriculum boosts a failing school into the top 5 percent. Students must recite a spell (“numerus subtracticus”) when answering math questions. But on closer inspection, this turns out not to be just a school carried off into frightening conformity to the current fad. Whatever you may [...]
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