Mary Nix on October 10th, 2009

The mother of a homeschooling family from  Sweden recently wrote that thanks to homeschooling, her family has been able to travel long term around the world.  She also mentioned that they often visit other families while touring  since there are only about 100 families in Sweden that homeschool.
You can read their page on children, travel [...]

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Mary Nix on August 23rd, 2009

Nobleprize.org presents blood typing.  This is so much better than the blood typing I recall from high school biology.  They offer information about the discovery of blood groups, AB0 blood grouping system,Rh factor blood grouping system, Blood typing, and more.
Their blood typing game looks like it will prove to be interesting as well.

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Mary Nix on August 19th, 2009

I was reading blog posts from my feed reader and came upon a blog that I really enjoy.   It is called, Journey into Unschooling. The post that quickly caught my attention was,  August 4th’s Nature Journal. From there, I clicked on past nature journals that they’ve done and I was lost for quite a [...]

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Mary Nix on August 17th, 2009

In July 2006, , I interviewed Kevin and Dale Farnham, authors of MySpace Safety: 51 Tips for Teens and Parents. Since 2006, online social networks have continued to grow and much of the advice the Farnham’s shared in that interview remains relevant today.
I’m reproducing the interview below for those who might be [...]

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Mary Nix on August 11th, 2009

I often receive requests from different publishers to share their product or review it. I do so with the disclaimer that every product offers different benefits and a family should really pick and choose what does and doesn’t work for them.  I also always like to add that your local library and the great outdoors [...]

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Mary Nix on August 8th, 2009

My son just sent along this amazing Ted Talk video with  Engineer Michael Pritchard and his  portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable in seconds.  Truly amazing.

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