Summer! Olympics! Back to School!
Lots to do and not a lot of time to chat, so let's get on with the links:
Learning
- 5 Lessons I Learned from Not Homeschooling by Julie H. Ross. Some interesting insights here.
- Every Kid is Homeschooled by Jodi Stahlmann and Jody Hagaman. Great reminder for "back to school" season.
- I don't choose books specifically to start discussions, but I'm always looking for great books of any type, so this list caught my eye: Books to Help You Discuss Race With Your Kids by Casey Orr.
Living
- Wasted on Children: Keeping Babylon at Bay by Joshua Gibbs at CiRCE Institute. This was an inspiring read.
- Big Families Lift Burdens by Andrew Shanks at Desiring God. Good reminder for when raising six kids feels well, impossible.
- The Exhausting Task of Finding Yourself and Your Best Life Now by Trevin Wax. Helpful corrective.
- Not unrelated to the above: 5 Money Myths Keeping Millennials Poor by Georgi Boorman. (I don't agree with everything in the article, and I think the common"conservative" position of "just pull yourself up by your bootstraps" isn't always helpful, but that can be a discussion for another day.)
Loving
- Trump: Tribune of Poor White People. Great interview between Rod Dreher and J.D. Vance. (And another book to add to my reading list.)
- I'm tired of politics. Cute animal stories to the rescue: Larry the Cat Stays Put Amid Upheaval of British Politics.
- Legacies of War: Forty Years After the Fall of Saigon, Soldiers' Children are Still Left Behind by Annie Gowen in the Washington Post. I fell down an internet rabbit hole this week and stumbled on this story from a year ago. I've also added a few related books to my reading stack so I'll be posting about those on an upcoming Wednesday.
- The L.E.D. Quandary: Why There's No Such Thing As "Built to Last" by J.B. MacKinnon in The New Yorker. Who knew light bulbs were such a fascinating story?
The Olympics are here! My kids are thrilled, since it's one of the few times we let them watch television. Last night's parade of nations was a great inspiration to study a bit more geography. (Especially when one of my children was sure that NBC was making up some of those countries. And honestly, even I had never heard of Nauru.)
Here are a few interesting Olympics links:
- Table for One? Meet the 10 Smallest Delegations at the Rio Olympics
- Meet the Rio Olympians Who Put God Before Gold from CT (specifically from Team USA)
- Meet the Teenage Syrian Olympic Swimmer Who Saved Refugees from Drowning. For a cynical person, I admit the "Refugee Team" in general and this story in particular at the Olympics is giving me all the feels.
- I can't think about the Olympics without thinking about Eric Liddell. This is a moving tribute to him: She Had Never Stopped Loving Him by Tim Challies.
I'm still on a summer schedule as far as new blog posts go, but I did share one thing that's working well for our family right now: Inspiring Math Averse Children with CTC Math. If you're still looking for a math curriculum for this school year (or just need a good review / tutor option) give CTC Math a try. And don't miss the giveaway!
What caught your eye this week? And what Olympic event are you most excited about?
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