Comments for The HSBA Post http://hsbapost.com Encouraging, Informing, and Connecting the Homeschool Community Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:24:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on The Many Wonders Of Homeschooling by Sprittibee http://hsbapost.com/2012/02/08/the-many-wonders-of-homeschooling/#comment-126036 Sprittibee Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:24:56 +0000 http://hsbapost.com/?p=13264#comment-126036 My wonder is: I wonder if our homeschool will survive my three and one year old. LOL My wonder is: I wonder if our homeschool will survive my three and one year old. LOL

]]> Comment on Toddlers and Homeschooling by Heather http://hsbapost.com/2012/02/03/toddlers-and-homeschooling/#comment-125175 Heather Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:26:20 +0000 http://hsbapost.com/?p=13053#comment-125175 I love the realistic view and tips for homeschooling with toddlers. It's refreshing to hear that I'm not the only one homeschooling with a toddler. What I do, after my 2 year old does "school" with his older brothers for a few minutes, is give him alone time in his room (I set him up with toys and books and have him play all by himself for an hour). I do this while my baby is sleeping so it gives me an hour of time with less distraction to work with my older two boys in the morning. I love the realistic view and tips for homeschooling with toddlers. It’s refreshing to hear that I’m not the only one homeschooling with a toddler.

What I do, after my 2 year old does “school” with his older brothers for a few minutes, is give him alone time in his room (I set him up with toys and books and have him play all by himself for an hour). I do this while my baby is sleeping so it gives me an hour of time with less distraction to work with my older two boys in the morning.

]]> Comment on Not Practicing Equals Not Teaching by sandra http://hsbapost.com/2011/12/16/not-practicing-equals-not-teaching/#comment-125075 sandra Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:13:40 +0000 http://hsbapost.com/?p=12568#comment-125075 Let me know how your strategy works. Sandra Let me know how your strategy works.
Sandra

]]> Comment on Egypt-mania {An Egyptian Learning Link-Up} by Carlie @ So You Call Yourself A Homeschooler? http://hsbapost.com/2012/02/06/egypt-crafts/#comment-124815 Carlie @ So You Call Yourself A Homeschooler? Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:26:29 +0000 http://hsbapost.com/?p=13225#comment-124815 LOVE these projects! We are on ECC right now, can't wait for the adventures that await us in CTG! Thanks for sharing :) LOVE these projects! We are on ECC right now, can’t wait for the adventures that await us in CTG! Thanks for sharing :)

]]> Comment on Egypt-mania {An Egyptian Learning Link-Up} by Lana http://hsbapost.com/2012/02/06/egypt-crafts/#comment-124479 Lana Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:39:25 +0000 http://hsbapost.com/?p=13225#comment-124479 Sybille, That is the most extensive timeline I have ever seen! My kids would love doing that! Love the translate button btw! ;) Thanks for sharing! Lana Sybille,
That is the most extensive timeline I have ever seen! My kids would love doing that! Love the translate button btw! ;)

Thanks for sharing!
Lana

]]> Comment on Egypt-mania {An Egyptian Learning Link-Up} by Sybille http://hsbapost.com/2012/02/06/egypt-crafts/#comment-124397 Sybille Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:11:36 +0000 http://hsbapost.com/?p=13225#comment-124397 Hi, Iinked our Ancient Egypt Timeline Lesson. Ciao from Italy! Hi, Iinked our Ancient Egypt Timeline Lesson. Ciao from Italy!

]]> Comment on Better Blogging: How to Make it Easy for RSS Readers to Comment by Gidget http://hsbapost.com/2012/02/02/better-blogging-how-to-make-it-easy-for-rss-readers-to-comment/#comment-124272 Gidget Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:10:48 +0000 http://hsbapost.com/?p=13081#comment-124272 Rebecca, I just noticed this tonight - that it doesn't automatically have a shortlink. :) But, if you choose "Save Draft" you will get the "Get Shortlink" button to appear. Rebecca, I just noticed this tonight – that it doesn’t automatically have a shortlink. :) But, if you choose “Save Draft” you will get the “Get Shortlink” button to appear.

]]> Comment on Have You Covered it All? by Catherine http://hsbapost.com/2012/01/19/have-you-covered-it-all/#comment-123896 Catherine Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:57:59 +0000 http://hsbapost.com/?p=13028#comment-123896 Just along the lines of thinking I've been on these past couple of days! I'm looking at what I want my teen to achieve in the short term (this year) and mid term (end of high school) and long term (adult life). I realised there is no way we can tick every box here, but we can acknowledge how much has been achieved already and how his character is set up for a successful attitude to learning in the future. I still find that I'd prefer to spend more time talking through those 'life issues' as various opportunities and circumstances arise. Just along the lines of thinking I’ve been on these past couple of days!
I’m looking at what I want my teen to achieve in the short term (this year) and mid term (end of high school) and long term (adult life). I realised there is no way we can tick every box here, but we can acknowledge how much has been achieved already and how his character is set up for a successful attitude to learning in the future.

I still find that I’d prefer to spend more time talking through those ‘life issues’ as various opportunities and circumstances arise.

]]> Comment on Better Blogging: How to Make it Easy for RSS Readers to Comment by Rebecca http://hsbapost.com/2012/02/02/better-blogging-how-to-make-it-easy-for-rss-readers-to-comment/#comment-123690 Rebecca Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:25:19 +0000 http://hsbapost.com/?p=13081#comment-123690 What if your 'get shortlink' does not appear until your post goes live? How do you add that to your drafts in WP? I've been going back in after I 'publish' my posts...and adding the short links in areas I needed them. Thanks! What if your ‘get shortlink’ does not appear until your post goes live? How do you add that to your drafts in WP? I’ve been going back in after I ‘publish’ my posts…and adding the short links in areas I needed them.

Thanks!

]]> Comment on Better Blogging: How to Make it Easy for RSS Readers to Comment by Bon http://hsbapost.com/2012/02/02/better-blogging-how-to-make-it-easy-for-rss-readers-to-comment/#comment-123315 Bon Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:42:27 +0000 http://hsbapost.com/?p=13081#comment-123315 Okay, Kathy, since you asked, I went out and dug around. I've had some Blogger accounts in the past, so I went and messed around with those. I also went to Lana's blog - www.ILoveMy5Kids.com. She's a proficient blogger on Blogger, so I thought I could figure out what the comment tag was there. Sure enough, the additive for Blogger urls is #comment-form - as shown in her post url here: http://www.ilovemy5kids.com/2012/01/changes-for-ilovemy5kids.html#comment-form The rub is figuring out what your original url is. You can't make your own url unless you do some serious tapdancing (as Lauren describes <a href="http://www.laurenwayne.com/2010/04/determine-blogger-post-url-in-advance.html" rel="nofollow">in her older post here</a>). Best I can tell from reading a bunch of recent posts and forums on it, Blogger creates the url in different ways based on where you're writing. Live Writer, WLW, Blogjet and the Blogger iPhone app all do it a different way than the native Blogger interface. Seems also that using Blogger on different internet browsers might affect the url. So the best way to find out your url is to publish it and then go back and put in #comment-form. But guess what... when you publish it originally - BAM - it goes out to all the RSS readers/email. <strong><em>Which defeats the purpose!</em></strong> #ARG But I'm not one to admit defeat. I'll conquer this and write a post on it here next month - how's that? Thanks so much for asking, Kathy. I'm guessing lots of others have the same question. Bon Okay, Kathy, since you asked, I went out and dug around. I’ve had some Blogger accounts in the past, so I went and messed around with those. I also went to Lana’s blog – http://www.ILoveMy5Kids.com. She’s a proficient blogger on Blogger, so I thought I could figure out what the comment tag was there.

Sure enough, the additive for Blogger urls is #comment-form – as shown in her post url here:

http://www.ilovemy5kids.com/2012/01/changes-for-ilovemy5kids.html#comment-form

The rub is figuring out what your original url is. You can’t make your own url unless you do some serious tapdancing (as Lauren describes in her older post here).

Best I can tell from reading a bunch of recent posts and forums on it, Blogger creates the url in different ways based on where you’re writing. Live Writer, WLW, Blogjet and the Blogger iPhone app all do it a different way than the native Blogger interface. Seems also that using Blogger on different internet browsers might affect the url.

So the best way to find out your url is to publish it and then go back and put in #comment-form.

But guess what… when you publish it originally – BAM – it goes out to all the RSS readers/email. Which defeats the purpose! #ARG

But I’m not one to admit defeat. I’ll conquer this and write a post on it here next month – how’s that?

Thanks so much for asking, Kathy. I’m guessing lots of others have the same question.

Bon

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