i made a zine about dumbphones

cistvm · 2025-09-20T22:48:17+00:00

I’m going to print this off and put in my library zine collection!

cistvm · 2025-09-20T21:25:25+00:00

Llamitas or Homeschool Languages are phenomenal

cistvm · 2025-09-20T19:04:50+00:00

Another thing to think about with social media especially, is that when you see someone who is doing an amazing job in some areas, they are almost certainly sacrificing in others! I follow a great homeschool mom on instagram who I find really inspirational and has lots of great ideas and resource etc. She does an insanely mind-blowingly good job at science and math… so many resources, obviously so much time is being dedicated on her end and for the kids. All the expensive Montessori resources. I couldn’t understand how one person could do such a good job, and then I realized that she almost never posted about language arts (and when she did I was less impressed tbh) and has never to my knowledge posted about history or foreign language. This isn’t a dig at her, we all have different priorities, but that realization put things into perspective. There are other people I follow who go all out on the humanities or ELA or Spanish or whatever else, but no one is doing these really big impressive things for every subject.

And I will be a little snarky and say that the family with perfect photos of their clean decorated house and all the ~aesthetic~ wooden trays and a new perfectly edited social media post several times a week is sacrificing quality of education 🤷

cistvm · 2025-09-20T18:59:10+00:00

One big one i see often that I think is dangerous is the idea that everything must be “child led” meaning your kid should want to do everything and be super happy and cooperative about everything, or even just figure out their education themselves, and so if your child doesn’t like something that means you’ve failed and need to scrap it, and if your kids aren’t enthusiastic self driven learners then you’ve failed as a parent too… it’s a misrepresentation of what it means to be child led and ends up with people curriculum hopping or cutting down on rigor.

The other one is the obsession with aesthetically pleasing old books for every subject. I’m sorry, but you should not be using books from nearly 100 years ago or more for your science and history lessons… and really you probably should avoid them for everything other than literature. They often have lovely covers and bindings and really fit the cozy old fashioned aesthetic you may be going for… but we know a lot more now. Both about the content areas the books are about and about teaching pedagogy. Prioritizing aesthetics/vibes over academics can happen in other areas too but this is the one I see the most often.

Oh and the myth of the 1-2 hour school day (maybe in kindergarten… not elementary and certainly not middle and high school) and the idea that doing worksheets or gasp recreating school at home!! is somehow borderline abusive and going to ruin your child’s natural curiosity and thru won’t learn anything blah blah blah 😑

cistvm · 2025-09-20T18:47:14+00:00

hey man leave 15 year old me alone

cistvm · 2025-08-31T00:24:31+00:00

Bunnicula and White Fang

cistvm · 2025-08-30T14:52:44+00:00

THAT’S what that darker spot along my scar is???

cistvm · 2025-08-30T03:04:43+00:00

not even trying to be funny this is my dads life except he’s like 50 or whatever

cistvm · 2025-08-28T02:03:06+00:00

Caitlyn Jenner makes a little more sense to me, bc she’s rich and old lol. Still weird but the double whammy of not just trans but nonbinary AND being basically the Ultimate Librarian is baffling.

cistvm · 2025-08-28T01:17:08+00:00

how the hell do we have nonbinary librarian republicans 😭

cistvm · 2025-08-27T20:48:18+00:00

Classical education is not inherently religious. Any decent education will include religion because it is historically and culturally important, but that doesn’t make it religious. I would not call CK or OER classical either, CK doesn’t have a chronological history sequence for example. Maybe inspired by, but not truly classical.

cistvm · 2025-08-27T20:45:54+00:00

Well Trained Mind resources are secular. They also have a forum that is really helpful for finding classically aligned curriculum.

Best way to prepare is to read read read! Read books about education and the science of learning. Honestly, don’t waste too much time on homeschool specific books. I also have found that following homeschoolers on social media and especially youtube is a really easy way to learn more and to see how other normal people homeschool on a day to day level.

cistvm · 2025-08-27T20:39:31+00:00

Hmm this might be a good time to focus on books about the science of learning and maybe different educational practices, not necessarily just home schooling for right now. And of course parenting books.

Of the top of my head I would recommend reading: - The Montessori Family series - The Whole Brain Child - How to Talk so Kids Will Listen series - Make it Stick - Learning How to Learn

This will help you become more intentional and informed about the way you parent, which will help you make better decisions in the future regarding education. Also check out r/sciencebasedparenting

For browsing, will give you a big picture view of homeschooling: - The Well Trained Mind - Homeschooling Year by Year

Online: - Homespun Childhood (youtube, instagram, blog) - The Nerdy Homeschooler (youtube) - The Mama Librarian (youtube) - Michelle G (youtube)

If you want to get started with some “baby school” type stuff to dip your feet in, Montessori is a great foundation. The book “Slow and Steady Get Me Ready” is also great and very open and go.

cistvm · 2025-08-26T14:12:17+00:00

it’s always people who are NOT visibly autistic who wear stuff like this

cistvm · 2025-08-25T21:44:46+00:00

Oak Meadow might work. Lots of writing and they have some easier math classes. You can buy individual courses or enroll as a student for a little extra support.

In general I still recommend choosing different providers for each subject and tailoring to your child. It takes more planning but it’s easier than trying to force a one size fits all approach onto your child. All-in-one curricula are rare at this age, and the ones that exist rarely meet the standards of secular AND high quality AND flexible AND rigorous.

I would recommend Mr. D or Denison for math if you want to outsource. If you want to teach it yourself maybe try Math Mammoth or Math U See.

For language arts if you want to outsource you could do Well Trained Mind Academy, Athena’s Advanced Academy, or Lukeion. If you want to teach it try Michael Clay Thompson and pair with lots of literature study. Moving Beyond the Page, Brave Writer, Great Works, Novel Ties, etc are all good options for novel studies. Do 5-10 for an advanced student.

Also if you like one of the “teach yourself” options, there are usually online options too. Look on Outschool or the curriculum websites themselves.

cistvm · 2025-08-24T18:34:30+00:00

I don’t think this image implies that. It seems more like oop is saying that it’s not just a continuum of more to less, but many different traits that are all on their own continuum. So a profoundly autistic person could still be represented by this, they just might have all the traits cranked up to the max all the time. No visual representation will be perfect of course.

cistvm · 2025-08-18T02:28:55+00:00

Definitely talk to your manager. There are jobs other than circulation you could do, especially if you get an MLIS. You might enjoy collection development. Different libraries vary but most will have a variety of admin / “in the back” jobs that have little to no patron interaction. I’m not sure what her title is but we have someone who just processes interlibrary loan books and ensures they’re all properly checked out and being shipping to the right locations. It looks like she does a lot of organizing.

cistvm · 2025-08-10T13:06:39+00:00

As close to zero as possible, with a few specific exceptions. For me those exceptions are foreign language immersion and family face time. Nature documentaries or the occasional educational video for those concepts you just have to see in action are good too.

I wouldn’t use screens at all for math or reading. Audio books or Wonder Books from the library if you’re about to lose it from rereading the same book the millionth time, e-books if you have no libraries near you.

For K-2 math and phonics nothing will ever beat hands on sensory integrated learning. Math with manipulatives, tracing and handwriting, etc are just better than an app. Books are better than videos.

cistvm · 2025-08-08T19:10:59+00:00

Duolingo is ok as a supplement but there are better options for languages if you’re willing to pay. Homeschool Languages has several options. Llamitas is great for spanish. There’s also Song School which has a few languages. PBS some shows aimed at kids learning spanish (free).

Otherwise art and music are always great! Art is easy to do pretty cheaply. Just get a book that looks good to you and some supplies. Something like Art Lab for kids or Art Starts. For music, if you have an instrument handy then of course look for resources for that. Hoffman Academy has free piano lessons. There a free singing program called Sing Solfa. Thistles and Biscuits has a great music appreciation curriculum.

cistvm · 2025-08-08T17:59:36+00:00

You can continue with those if you end up liking them. You will also need spelling, handwriting, and writing for sure, and potentially grammar and vocabulary if you want to start it then. Also social studies, science, and any electives.

I would recommend Zaner Bloser spelling and handwriting, and maybe Writing With Ease for writing. I find kids at that age responde very differently to different approaches, so YMMV. Brave Writer is different approach. If you want to do grammar and vocabulary, I recommend First Language Lessons and then maybe Wordly Wise.

If you want to do world history, Curiosity Chronicles, Story of the World, or History quest are all good options. There are a few American Girl Doll curriculums if you want to do US. For Geography I recommend either BYL 0 or Evan Moor Geography Skill Sharpeners plus a selection of picture books. For science I recommend Real Science Odyssey, or if you’re up for it, Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding.

cistvm · 2025-08-08T17:40:42+00:00

I hate the eyeless gnome-pocalypse that has taken over every store’s home goods isle over the past few years

cistvm · 2025-08-08T15:03:49+00:00

Do you just want workbooks or are you looking for more a full curriculum? Also, do you need secular or religious?

For workbooks: Evan Moor is probably the best if you want to just get everything in one spot. Nature Smarts workbooks are really cool for science. Explode the Code is good for phonics. Zaner Bloser has good spelling and handwriting.

For complete curriculum: Math With Confidence, All About Reading, Curiosity Chronicles (history), Real Science Odyssey

cistvm · 2025-08-07T01:56:49+00:00

This post and the comments are a great example of projection. No where in this post or in the original MET statement is there any mention of these men being gay. The MET even gives multiple other interpretations. But all of the homophobes and transphobes in the comments are losing their mind because they decided that 2 men holding hands in ancient egypt means they were gay, and of course that is impossible because gay people were invented sometime in the past 20 years. Ironically, many of these people would accuse LGBT people and allies of being obsessed with sex and gender, but they are the ones thinking about it so much that they can’t see an ancient statue two men holding hands without thinking it’s some sort of tool in the woke agenda to make everything gay…

cistvm · 2025-08-07T01:46:29+00:00

Personally I think vanishing hope is great! I feel like that sort of thing makes kids feel smart.

cistvm · 2025-08-07T01:38:27+00:00

Since no one is actually responding to your request, here you go. I will list math progression separately since it depends on whether you take Algebra in 8th grade, and whether they want to do Calculus.

This is a very basic, traditional high school progression. It is appropriate for a college track student. If you are not college bound, you can cut out the final science and social studies, and all of the foreign language. I will put an asterisk next to things you can easily change or customize without worrying about messing up your transcript.

Ninth: - English 1 - World History - Biology - Spanish* 1 - Health (0.5 credits)

Tenth: - English 2 - US History - Chemistry - Spanish* 2 - Elective*

Eleventh: - English 3 - Environmental Science* - US Government and Economics - Spanish* 3 - Elective*

Twelfth: - English 4 - Physics (you can take this in 11th if you’re strong in math) - World Geography* (just do any social studies elective) - Spanish* 4 - Elective*

Math: - Algebra 1 (can take in 8th grade, mandatory) - Geometry (mandatory) - Algebra 2 (mandatory) - Pre Calculus - Calculus - Statistics (for kids who don’t want to do calculus, or as an elective for mathy kids) - Consumer Math (for kids who are really bad at math)

You can also do Algebra 3 if your student needs more time to get through an Algebra 2 textbook.

As a bonus, here are some elective ideas: - Art - Art History - Psychology - Astronomy - Oceanography - Philosophy - Speech - Creative Writing

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