Links to interesting posts - 6 Sep 2006

I really enjoyed Cheaper by the Dozen. It is an emblished account of a real family, the Gilbreths. At The Autumn Rain is more information on the Gilbreth family and a review of Time Out for Happiness by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr.

From the Evergreen Freedom Foundation Marsha Michaelis writes Education spending decisions shouldn't be made without facts. The opening paragraph is: "It’s easy to have an opinion. It takes a little more work to have an informed opinion." Marsha makes the point that when evaluating the effectiveness and value of public school programs you need to have data. For example most people have little idea just how much money is spent per student.

People are living longer. The average lifespan has dramatically increased over the last hundred years. From Yahoo! Finance is a good point: Invest Like You'll Live to 116! As parents one of the most important things we may teach our children is how to manage money. (Hat tip: Cool Digest)

At EveryWakingHour is a good discussion on Motivation. The post asks almost as many questions as the points it makes. The questions are good thought provoking questions. One of our goals is to help our daughters to be self motivated.

If you have children who read Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson books they might like to know he has recent started homeschooling. On his blog Myth & Mystery he writes about his Great Home School Experiment, he has started homeschooling his son. This was great: "Strangely enough, he likes the new system. I was sure he’d be ready to run for the hills by now, but nope. He tells me every day that he loves home-schooling." (Hat tip: Here in the Bonny Glen)


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