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Getting back into the (home education) groove.

6th January 2015 by Jax Blunt 3 Comments

It feels like absolutely ages since it's been anything resembling normal here, and for once that's not just a feeling. We went to Christmas camp in the second week of December, and since then, there hasn't been a day when the whole family has been well. Honestly, it's been weeks of misery and … [Read more...] about Getting back into the (home education) groove.

Filed Under: It's where it is Tagged With: home education, mathletics, mathseeds, minecraft, Reading eggs, resources

Pointless education and missing caches.

5th September 2013 by Jax Blunt 5 Comments

You can take the boy out of the school, but can you take the school out of the parent? There's a constant balancing act here, to discharge our legal duty under Section 7 of the 1996 Education Act 7. The parent of every child of compulsory school age shall cause him to receive efficient … [Read more...] about Pointless education and missing caches.

Filed Under: how we do it, Jonny had two apples, places we like, Where did you say you were going? Tagged With: geocaching, home education, mathletics, maths, quadratics

Opportunity cost, decluttering, maths and stuff

17th March 2011 by Jax Blunt 2 Comments

In the shadow of the news, we decluttered some more today. We sent books to New Zealand, gave away outgrown clothes to the Red Cross and freegled a very faded ring sling. And on twitter I met up with @Shelterbox, who are also working in Peru, Bolivia and Madagascar. I didn't know about any of those … [Read more...] about Opportunity cost, decluttering, maths and stuff

Filed Under: It's where it is Tagged With: charitising, economics, mathletics, opportunity cost, Orchard Toys, rookie lifeguard.

Dimensional discussions in a two child house.

9th May 2010 by Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

Big is out for the day. She went out on a late breaking sleepover last night, and is now off to a toy museum with friends. Small, on the other hand, is exploring the concepts on mathletics. He was looking at 2D and 3D shapes, and then asked me what a 4D shape would look like, so I mentioned … [Read more...] about Dimensional discussions in a two child house.

Filed Under: It's where it is, Jonny had two apples, Small steps Tagged With: big bang theory, flatland, mathletics

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