We managed to botch the transfer of the domain name for Sam’s credit card to Kate’s and not even notice it. Thanks to everyone who emailed, it’s fixed now. Also, Kate is back actively working on the lower grades now that her life is a little less crazy and she has a kiddo about to … Continue reading Sorry for the down time!
Where to find free, cheap, or fast books
We are all a little behind on everything around here, sorry in advance. There was a funeral, a wedding, and unexpected Turkey Day guests, as well as some paid freelance work that we couldn't turn down. We planned on doing a whole week of books that didn't quiet make the curriculum, but we ran out … Continue reading Where to find free, cheap, or fast books
More books!
Amazon is currently running $5 off $20 on most books with the code GIFTBOOK17, just in case you you are in the market for some more books (and who isn't?) Continuing our book from the cutting room floor week, Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature was an option we considered for nature study. It's an excellent book … Continue reading More books!
One From the Cutting Room Floor
We are still hard at work trying to find a single decent history book for the middle school set, but I wanted to share a book we rejected from the Year 12 list today. Cybernetic Revolutionaries: Technology and Politics in Allende's Chile by Eden Medina is a intriguing look at the history of computing outside the United … Continue reading One From the Cutting Room Floor
New Science Expansions!
We want to say hello to all our new visitors. We are blown away by the interest in this program, unfinished and unadvertised as it is. Behind the scenes we are working away, so that we can continue to add to the Usra Minor Learning curriculum. Today's addition is the high school science expansion list. Unlike … Continue reading New Science Expansions!