Happy Birthday to our countries! This week both Canada and the US are celebrating with fireworks, festivals, special food, and red, white (and blue in the US) clothing. Right now Miss 10 is decorating a chocolate cake with white buttercream icing. She’s planning to make a maple leaf in the center using cherry pie filling. […]
Canadian
Cartier Sails the St. Lawrence by Esther Holder Averill
We’re studying Canadian history next year and I’m slowly gathering a booklist. Many of the best books are old, out of print, and difficult to get even by interlibrary loan. So I’m very grateful to Mama Squirrel of Dewey’s Treehouse for discovering an ebook version of Cartier Sails the St. Lawrence by Esther Holden Averill. […]
Is Post-Secondary Education Worth It In Canada?
William Bennett, former US Secretary of Education, addressed this question for US students in his latest book: Is College Worth It? Because US tuition and student debt are spiraling out of control, many graduates cannot afford to get married, have children, have a stay-at-home parent, or buy a house, often for years after graduation. So, […]
Why I Don’t Read Women’s Magazines
Recently I was mailed a free issue of Chatelaine, a mainline Canadian women’s magazine. Rather than immediately throwing it out, I paged through it and discovered, once again, why I don’t read such magazines. Besides the general silliness, ungodly attitudes, and shallowness, I found the stupidest advice I’d ever read. Here’s Chatelaine’s advice to a […]
Pro-Life: Resource Links and Ottawa March
On Thursday, well over 20,000 people of all ages filled Parliament Hill in Ottawa to march in support of life and to protest female gendercide which occurs in Canada as well as throughout the world. As homeschoolers, we are privileged to make political activity part of our learning. Our children are part of the protest […]