by Sabrina Fontaine | Aug 27, 2012 | Articles, Raising Children
Surveys are handed out at the beginning of all seminars I do. So I have a good idea what parents have been struggling with for the last 30 years. No matter how they word it, it comes down to three issues: (1) Disrespect for parents, (2) Lack of discipline and (3)...
by Sabrina Fontaine | Aug 27, 2012 | Articles, Home Page, Raising Children
Surveys are handed out at the beginning of all seminars I do. So I have a good idea what parents have been struggling with for the last 30 years. No matter how they word it, it comes down to three issues: (1) Disrespect for parents, (2) Lack of discipline...
by Sabrina Fontaine | Aug 27, 2012 | Articles, Home Page, Math
MATH – THE PROBLEM ISN’T THE STUDENT The year – 1952, the place – Chicago (not really, but it sounds good). At this point math was reason, and it was taught in a sequence which allowed one to follow the trail of cause and effect. Folks could think with math,...
by Sabrina Fontaine | Aug 27, 2012 | Field Trips
Our students have taken on blacksmithing as extra art credits. They have built themselves a shade and through their infectious enthusiasm pulled in a beautiful cast iron forge! They are making beautiful things too! A member of the Balcones Forge comes to give...
by Sabrina Fontaine | Aug 27, 2012 | Field Trips
This year we tried camping at a new site, Galveston Beach! It was wonderful! It was nice and cool and the water was warm! We fished, snorkled, skim boarded, stand-up paddle boarded, and generally messed around...
