Terri

Ignorant Limbaugh quote for the day: "The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is."

I waxed at length at http://theprogressivehomeschooler.blogspot.com/ - Left alone, I suppose the ocean would "take care of this" in some fashion - personally I'd like to see it all on his own personal beach in West Palm.

Terri

Progressive Homeschoolers of Florida has matured into The Progressive Homeschooler, largely because I've decided to stand behind my own voice, rather than to try to make it representative of others. Although I hope it does continue to speak to others and I want to continue providing content that is broadly interesting to an open minded base.

I'm kicking off the new vision with a look at Global Weirding...

Enjoy!

Terri

I've been out of the loop for a while, and this nice contest opportunity looked like a good way to get back into the swing of things in the new year... Enjoy!

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High school students in grades nine through 12 are encouraged to submit an entry for the Effectiveness of Nonviolent Civic Action essay contest sponsored by the National Institute of Peace. Essays must be no longer than 1,500 words and consist of three sections which lay out and develop ...

And here's a nice new year conversation starter:


From Newswise, a look at the state of science education in 2009:

Newswise - Evolution fared well in 2009. The world celebrated the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth and the 150th of the publication of his On the Origin of Species. Thousands of events, conferences, speeches, parties, magazine stories, blog postings, and other commemorations were held in his honor. Darwin even got the Hollywood treatment, with ...

Presidential address freak-out by the far-out right notwithstanding, the President's speech planned for school kids today, is now online, along with information about the "I Am What I Learn" Video contest. It would be so lovely if a homeschooler pulled down a win, especially a secular one! :-)



But I can see what all the fuss was about. I mean, who needs advice like this?:

"You'll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn ...