Integrating hands-on lab science is a typical challenge for homeschoolers. Some of the companies providing homeschool instruction have kits with the equipment and materials needed for a lab. Personally, I have bought several excellent science lab books, and hunted around for the equipment and materials myself. We’ve made many a trip to San Jose Scientific…
Month: October 2013
The 2013 Celebration of Mind at Stanford
The 2013 Celebration of Mind at Stanford was a cross between previous events: as in 2010, it had a series of speakers on various topics about recreational mathematics, and like the 2012 event, it had a strong component of hands-on exploration. Peter was out of town, so this time, Neil and I brought Kelly along….
Obamacare and the Federal Exchanges vs. Local and Community Based Health Care
After years of argument, the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) which was clumsily shoved through Congress in 2010 is out in a form which consumers can review it and judge for themselves if they truly are getting more care for less. For the 14 years before my husband took a day job with employer-provided insurance,…