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Oh, the action around here!
Discovery Toys offers a great Read a Thon Fundraiser and also a Toy Raiser for preschools. I can answer any questions.
I have been the gift wrap fundraising chair for 2 years now....Blah. I find it dull and useless but people buy it!
I am also a local stallholder for Barefoot Books. I support fundraisers for schools and other organizations with a unique, high quali…
Hi ladies!
My blog is located at http://www.lifewithavalleyview.blogspot.com/ - I blog about everyday life, my businesses, and anything else I can think of- it's just a great way to share tidbits of this and that- sorta an extention to twitter!
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Hi!
My blog is: http://smartbottomenterprises.blogspot.com/
It's all about Where Home Life and Crafting Collide. I write about my kids and the crafts we make together and the Kids Craft Kits that I make for my etsy shop.
-Darcy
http://jts-road.blogspot.com
I have an 11 year son Diagnosed with Aspergers. This Blog is currently about our dealings with school.. Just started...
I have one- http://confessionsofahousewife.com
I started it years ago as a way to make some extra money, over the years it has become my baby in a way LOL, I just changed over domain names and lost all my page rank, but I am slowly working on getti…
I have a homemaker blog that I started late last year. Hop on over and read a bit...
I'm new at this so I could use some advice and constructive criticism!!
(also, follow me on twitter http://twitter.com/tinydancer622
www.homemakerchronicles.com
Hop…
I don't update constantly because with 3 kids at home under the age of 6 I just don't have the time or the original thought process!!! But here's the link none the less... I'm trying to update more regularly as of late, so hopefully there'll be some…
Profile Information
- What is your blog link?
- http://mothersinstitute.blogspot.com/
- What is your twitter URL?
- http://twitter.com/MomsInstitute
- A little about yourself...
- I'm Jan Stover, Founder/Director of The Mothers Institute.
Group Organizer of The South Central Illinois Mothers for Liberty Meetup Group.
Editor of our MI publication, the Mothers for Liberty Magazine.
Former stay-at-home, homeschooling mom to 2 now grown sons.
Check out The Mothers Institute at: www.themothersinstitute.org
- What kinds of things do you typically Twitter about?
- Mothers Institute and Mothers for Liberty activities/events, parenting, education
- What are your areas of interest?
- mommyhood, blogging, twitter, politics, green living, writing,
Comment Wall (29 comments)
- At 7:46am on February 2, 2009,
Jan @ The Mothers Institute said… - Looking forward to our "Mondays with Mothers for Liberty" Live Chat tonight. We never know where our keyboard conversations will lead, but we always come away with new ideas that we've successfully bounced off each other. Good times! http://www.themothersinstitute.org/mothersforliberty.htm
- At 2:05pm on February 1, 2009,
Midwest Mom said… - Jan, Thanks for your Mom Blog thread on the SAHM mom group. It is great to be able to find other at-home parents sharing their experiences. I am from East Central Illinois, so we're not too far from each other. I'm off to look at your blog -- It's good to meet you. ;)
- Julia at Midwest Moms
- At 6:11pm on January 24, 2009,
MariaD said… - "My young apprentice" is a (now tiny) network of concerned parents, their kids and their friends who want to help kids connect with professionals for micro-apprenticeships. The problem: kids have no idea how real jobs look and feel, and have no first-hand experiences even within their favorite fields. "I want to be an engineer" - well, have you ever seen one at work?
We are yet to figure out what's a good way to "house" the network. We recently started a ning for it (http://myyoungapprentice.ning.com/), but many people are at "email and browser" tech level and aren't joining. We'll just have to be more active and work harder, I guess.
I joined your site and I am looking forward to hearing from the NC person.
- At 9:25am on January 24, 2009,
Colleen Burns said… - Hi, Jan. So wonderful to make your acquaintance. Looking forward to your contributions!
- At 12:02pm on January 21, 2009,
MariaD said…
- Teleconferencing is a great way to connect. I am thinking in particular about the themes of being empowered as a math creator, and then using mathematics to empower you in other areas of your life.
"Missing metaphors" and the resulting grief is another interesting theme. For example, people who don't understand continuity or gradient on a deep enough, intuitive level often fall into "black and white thinking patterns." People who can't deal with power and logarithmic ways of thinking don't develop strong intuitions about global issues dealing with millions and billions of units. Statistical reasoning is also often problematic, from "I smoked all my life and I am fine" to applying population averages to individual cases.
Then, of course, we have more straightforward "math-activism" connections such as logic and logical fallacies, and psychological extensions of the classical rules of rhetoric. Or outlining and data organizing skills such as mind maps or Wordle frequency analysis.
- At 11:03am on January 21, 2009,
MariaD said…
- Hi, your institute sounds interesting! I am doing some online and face-to-face projects with kids and their adults, mostly about mathematics, but also one about professional orientation called "My Young Apprentice." Maybe we can collaborate in some ways.
- At 12:31pm on January 19, 2009,
Jan @ The Mothers Institute said…
- Thanks, in part, to the mamas I've met here ... I now have 40 followers and 42 folks I'm following at twitter.com.
Enjoying the converstations there ... 140 characters at a time. :-)
- At 10:24am on January 16, 2009,
Jan @ The Mothers Institute said…
- Been telling my Yahoo Group members about twitter and twittermoms ... hopefully they check out the sites and join in the fun!
- At 8:10pm on January 15, 2009,
Synolve Craft said… 
- At 8:58am on January 14, 2009,
Genevieve Henry said… - Yes indeed! Love your blog BTW!
Thanks for for saying hi!
Genie
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