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Archive: June 2015

Synesthesia and the Kingdoms of Numbers

One day in May Bella started talking about the colors of numbers and how the Cuisinaire rods weren’t the right colors. I wondered if it was possible she has synesthesia. I thought it an interesting curiosity and made some notes but...

Learning Notes June 16

Monday June 16 Sophie got off to a slower start, had to be reminded it was a school day because she’d been distracted by Ben’s game. But she did her math— two pages in the new Miquon red book— and copy work and cursive practice. And she read me two...

Finding Ulysses

Ulysses Found by Ernle Bradford. When you have sailed the Mediterranean at the age of nineteen with the Odyssey in your kitbag, and when you have come back of your own volition, to the same sea in your twenties and thirties— and still kept the same...

Seven Continents Book Challenge

My friend Enbrethiliel of Shredded Cheddar recounts a Twitter conversation in which participants were invited to name their favorite book set in each continent and/or their favorite author from that continent. I had to join in the conversation on...

Learning Notes June 1

Monday June 1 I began by reading them the story of St Justin Martyr. We got through everything but not without drama and tears. Lots of distractions. As Bella said, Mondays are hard. Sophie did a page each of Saxon and Miquon math. And a couple...

Why I Remain A Catholic

Responding to Elizabeth Scalia’s challenge: Why do YOU Remain a Catholic? Finding Jesus in the Eucharist. By itself the Eucharist would be sufficient reason to stay. The fullness of our Savior, of his Body, his Blood, his Soul and his Divinity...

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