continueing education for MOMMA / what r u reading?

[Momma Aimee]

we all read and read -- about an approach like Classical, or about people, or about ____

so what is yur current "continueing education" book ...

I jsut got:

Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent's Guide by Lucy Calkins

I haven't started it yet, but can't wait.

I am also re-reading:

For Reading Out Loud by Kimmel

an older book i got at a lib sale not to long ago.

What about everyone else?

Aimee

[SagMom]

Currently:

The House on First Street: My New Orleans Story
and
Swimming with Piranhas at Feeding Time

off and on: 50 Mathematical Ideas You Really Need to Know
and I'm browsing various books about choosing careers.

Next up are:

Ellis Island Interviews: In Their Own Words

and The Mercy Papers

[jlpumkin]

should this just be about hsing? B/c I realized I need a mommy break and just nurture my own love of learning a bit. So I'm reading Mary Magdalene, A Biography.

[Momma Aimee]

Originally Posted by jlpumkin

should this just be about hsing? B/c I realized I need a mommy break and just nurture my own love of learning a bit. So I'm reading Mary Magdalene, A Biography.

Doesn't have to just be HS. whatever you want.

I am usally reading more than one book at once

(car book, upstairs book, downstairs book .. so when i have time there is one within reach)

I try to read a "education / homsechool / parenting" a "fun book" and a "spritial life book"

Just me.

Aimee

[lach]

Originally Posted by Momma Aimee

I jsut got:

Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent's Guide by Lucy Calkins

I haven't started it yet, but can't wait.

I'd love to hear your opinion on this book! I read it and had some pretty strong feelings.

[Momma Aimee]

Originally Posted by lach

I'd love to hear your opinion on this book! I read it and had some pretty strong feelings.

ohhhhhhhhhh now i am even more excited to read it

I will let you know.

[JenLove]

Baby Greens and The Omnivore's Dilemma

[elizawill]

homeschool book - what your 2nd grade needs to know
spiritual - benefits of fasting
for fun - reading 'the shack' again

[ohiomommy1122]

What your 5th and sixth grader needs to know and the best book of homeschooling ideas by linda Dobson ( I just got that one today and skimmed it, it has some great ideas)

[JenLove]

Originally Posted by elizawill

homeschool book - what your 2nd grade needs to know
spiritual - benefits of fasting
for fun - reading 'the shack' again

I just started the shack during naptime today.

[lauriem33]

I just got done with Radical Unschooling by Dayna Martin. Very interesting. I love reading other people's approaches to homeschooling.

http://www.amazon.com/Radical-Unscho...7552804&sr=1-1

[greenthumb3]

Originally Posted by ohiomommy1122

he best book of homeschooling ideas by linda Dobson ( I just got that one today and skimmed it, it has some great ideas)

I that book!

Here are mine:

Homeschooling the Early Years by Linda Dobson
In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms by Dr. Laura Schlessinger
Long Ago When I Was Young by E. Nesbit
(that one is the author's autobiography of sorts, a peek into real history)

Recently read these parenting ones:
Between Parent and Child
Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves by Naomi Aldort

I think my next "swing" of reading moods will be towards simply "fun" books, but I need some good titles...
I'll be this thread

[Holiztic]

After a kick of Dickens and then Hardy, got the non-fiction bug back (where I usually am)

Cleaned out the homeschool section of the library, intro to and "real life stories" kind of books. Nothing worth noting so far, but helpful for this newbie!

Also "Perfect Health for Kids" by John Douillard. Colds are a distant memory in this house since I got that book! Highly recommended!

Also reading Einstein Never Used Flashcards.

If I ever decide to read just one book before moving on to the next, I might actually finish something!

Planning some Charlotte Mason books soon.

[Momma Aimee]

Originally Posted by Holiztic

After a kick of Dickens and then Hardy, got the non-fiction bug back (where I usually am)

Cleaned out the homeschool section of the library, intro to and "real life stories" kind of books. Nothing worth noting so far, but helpful for this newbie!

Also "Perfect Health for Kids" by John Douillard. Colds are a distant memory in this house since I got that book! Highly recommended!

Also reading Einstein Never Used Flashcards.

If I ever decide to read just one book before moving on to the next, I might actually finish something!

Planning some Charlotte Mason books soon.

i need to re-read that.

[jessicaSAR]

I am reading the amazing series of historical novels by Sharon Kay Penman (When Christ and His Saints Slept; Time and Chance; Devils Brood; The Sunne in Splendor). These are set in Medieval England and chronicle the lives of such figures as Henry I, Henry II, Thomas A Beckett, Eleanor of Aquitane, Richard III and others. They are the most interesting and engaging look into the world of the Kings and Queens of England that I have ever come across. They are a great read, and especially good if you are doing a Middle Ages History cycle.

[ohiomommy1122]

You guys have great ideas I love this thread I have orderd a bunch of these books in at our library

[PJsmomma]

I'm not reading any HS stuff right now;0!

I'm reading An Echo in the Bone from the Outlander series. It's awesome.

I do have 1776 on my to read pile.

[californiajenn]

Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen.

[onyxravnos]

i just finished reading An Overview of the Waldorf Kindergarten Volume One Not a bad read most useful i thought was the list of which books were for which age.

[Forsanda]

Originally Posted by elizawill

homeschool book - what your 2nd grade needs to know
spiritual - benefits of fasting
for fun - reading 'the shack' again

I just started 'The Shack' yesterday.
Also reading The Virtuous Woman

and totally forgot about The Omnivore's Dilemma