http://blog.myhomeschoolplan.com Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:41:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Myhomeschoolplancomhttp://feedburner.google.com A very Happy and safe New Year to all of our myhomeschoolplan customers. This has been a great year and we hope 2010 will be even better. http://blog.myhomeschoolplan.com/2009/12/happy-new-year/ I generally don't cross-link from one of my blogs to another but the audiences overlap in this case so I'm making an exception. I recently read The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold and wrote a brief review on my personal blog. http://blog.myhomeschoolplan.com/2009/12/the-annotated-turing/ It is very easy to get caught up in holiday planning and get stressed out about the details. Homeschooling parents are no different in this regard. And when you finally look up, you've missed the actual holiday. I saw this cartoon today, and it struck me how appropriate this message ... http://blog.myhomeschoolplan.com/2009/12/slow-down-and-enjoy/ One of the things I love about our homeschooling journey is the field trips. Tomorrow, we are going to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts where they are hosting "The Louvre and the Masterpiece" from through January 10, 2010. From the site:Marvel at superb art objects from France's great museum. Drawing ... http://blog.myhomeschoolplan.com/2009/11/field-trip/ My kids are giving me such rich material to write about lately. Today I asked my oldest how he's progressing on biology. We are trying Thinkwell's online biology course. My son replied, "Dad, you don't have to worry about me doing my biology, the teacher is crazy and I love ... http://blog.myhomeschoolplan.com/2009/10/the-teacher-is-crazy-i-love-that/ My 9 year old daughter just said that as she put The Critical Thinking Company's "Word Roots" software in the computer. She went further, "it feels like a totally awesome computer game," (okay, my daughter likes hyperbole, but still.)This is what a parent loves to hear, a child diving into ... http://blog.myhomeschoolplan.com/2009/09/latin-doesnt-feel-like-work/ A prospective user asked via email about creating a schedule in myhomeschoolplan.com and I thought the answer was worth sharing. (If you have tips on how you schedule activities please post in the comments.)1. Generic Recurring Activities: There are activities where the description does not vary. An example would be ... http://blog.myhomeschoolplan.com/2009/08/activity-scheduling/ Have you been using MyHomeSchoolPlan.com since the spring? Getting ready to start a new school year? Now, under settings, we have added the 'School Years' section. Click on the School Years link and you can add the new school year. We've also added a 'title' so you can name the ... http://blog.myhomeschoolplan.com/2009/08/adding-a-new-school-year/ We are working on how users move from one school year to the next in myhomeschoolplan.com and would love your feedback. You can @ reply me on twitter, use the suggestion area, or the comments area in this blog post. We want it to be super easy, and we want ... http://blog.myhomeschoolplan.com/2009/07/starting-a-new-school-year/ My kids are huge J.R.R. Tolkien fans. My oldest has read everything including "The Silmarillion." I often forget to check on itunes for podcasts but checked this past week. The best way to find good podcasts on itunes is to go to the itunes store, and in the right hand ... http://blog.myhomeschoolplan.com/2009/07/podcasts-for-tolkien-fans/