Archive for September, 2008

The Charybdis and Scylla Ancient Greek History Test

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Neil just took this test, and passed it with 90 points, but that’s because I gave him 5 points for the extra credit question he answered correctly. Peter didn’t do as well. Can you pass it?
Charybdis and Scylla Academy Ancient Greek History Test
10 multiple choice questions, 2 points for each correct
1. Who was Zeus’ wife?
a. [...]

Tying Up Loose Ends

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Next week, we’re leaving on a grand adventure: a driving trip across the United States. In one month, we plan to see Yellowstone Park; South Dakota’s Black Hills; Chicago; Niagara Falls; Boston with MIT; New York City; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Washington, DC; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; Disney World; New Orleans; Austin, Texas; Roswell, New [...]

School of Lowered Expectations

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

I really want to like our neighborhood school, where Kelly is currently going. I know she loves it, because every day after school, she can’t even wait to walk home before showing me the work she’s done. She’s putting more effort into reading independently than she did when she was with me, she asks me [...]

Stump the Greeks

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

We moved on to studying ancient Greece, and one of my first activities for Neil was learning Greek roots. On the first day, Neil asked me if “acro-” was the prefix for high, what was the prefix for low? I had no idea, and the list I had (in a simple kids’ activity book on [...]

The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum

Monday, September 1st, 2008

Since the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum is in San Jose, we happen to visit it just about every year. But this was the first year we went there after a course of study on ancient Egypt. Needless to say, we noticed and absorbed more than we had on other visits. For one thing, after taking the [...]

The Tapestry of Arts Festival

Monday, September 1st, 2008

On Saturday morning, Peter took us all to see the Tapestry of Arts festival which had appeared overnight on the streets of downtown San Jose. The last time we went to see it was 11 years ago when I was pregnant with Neil, and I remember it being big, but also awfully hot. In short, [...]

by Carolyn Bickford