We were going to use Story of the World for history explorations this year, in fact I purchased the complete set for Ancient Times back in the Spring, but for many reasons I’ve decided not to go that route.
Instead, we’re going to use Ancient Civilizations History Pockets, geared towards 1st-3rd graders, as our spine this […]
This is the second part of a two-post series, a critical commentary of the article, “Sorry, But My Kids Bore Me To Death!” by Helen Kirwan-Taylor. In this post I highlight and discuss what I found disagreeable. In Part One I discussed a few points on which I concur with the author.
Despite the fact that […]
I came across an article on Daily Mail that made me pause. Written by Helen Kirwan-Taylor, a 42-year-old writer from London, the article, entitled Sorry, But My Children Bore Me To Death!, condones motherhood as a stifling boring, depressing task. The author concludes that it should be avoid if at all possible, even if you’re […]
