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		<title>Uncollege mission draft</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mission:
1. To change the notion that university is the only path to success.
2. To prepare people for success in an ever changing world in which     it is [virtually] impossible  for educational intuitions to be relevant.
We believe that:
• We pay too much for university and learn too little.[!]
[Every text book  takes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/uncollege/uncollege-mission-draft/</link>
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		<title>Mission of uncollege &#8212; suggestions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On 10/8/2011 7:44 AM, Priscilla Sanstead wrote:
What is our mission? What are our values?
These values may not be universally shared, but I hope everyone will     give them due consideration:

We should spread the word that excellent education is now         available to anyone dedicated enough [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/homeschooling-philosophy-and-resources/mission-of-uncollege-suggestions/</link>
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		<title>Education can work better outside the classroom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This blogging thread (http://uninspiredteacher.blogspot.com/2011/10/20-things-teacher-wants-nation-to-know.html)  was initially a teacher&#8217;s response to a list of student criticisms  which then received a response from Dale Stevens, one of the leading  voices of the uncollege.org movement and a 19-year-old college drop-out  who speaks and writes far better than do most high school teachers, one  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/homeschooling-philosophy-and-resources/education-can-work-better-outside-the-classroom/</link>
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		<title>kt	 Class March 17, 2011</title>
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Dear Scholars,
We worked on and performed several skits in class on Thursday. Please continue to write. If someone else would like to post notes, the recording of the class is available here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/496435-advanced-writing-and-college-prep-english-march-17-2011
I have not had time to do thorough notes for the Thursday class as I have been working on a new chapter for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/uncategorized/kt-class-march-17-2011/</link>
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		<title>kt	 Advanced Writing Class agenda March 17, 2011. Our literary journal, skits revisited, cheese</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
Screen sharing didn&#8217;t work last week. We&#8217;ll make sure to fix that. Last week&#8217;s feed and recording is here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/491022-advanced-writing-and-college-prep-english-march-10-2011
Class feed this week will he here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/496435-advanced-writing-and-college-prep-english-march-17-2011
Copies of our Advanced Writing Class Literary Journal for fall will be available at EIE this week thanks to Adrian&#8217;s excellent production work. You should all have copies [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/uncategorized/kt-advanced-writing-class-agenda-march-17-2011-our-literary-journal-skits-revisited-cheese/</link>
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		<title>Advanced Writing Class notes March 9, 2011. Persuasive essays, our literary journal, skits revisited</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
This week Breana presented the debate topic: Is it a good idea for high-school students to have part time jobs? We discussed it briefly, but then the topic changed. We can pursue this topic more later.
Writing class journal
Adrian brought in a sample of the historical fiction issue of the Advanced Writing Class Literary journal. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/uncategorized/advanced-writing-class-notes-march-9-2011-persuasive-essays-our-literary-journal-skits-revisited/</link>
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		<title>Advanced Writing Class agenda: The part-time job debate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
Last week&#8217;s recording (http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/486036-advanced-writing-and-college-prep-english-march-3-2011) had screen sharing problems but the audio seemed to work.
This week&#8217;s class feed and recording will be here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/491022-advanced-writing-and-college-prep-english-march-10-2011
We are continuing with the subject of persuasive essays and debates. These have been very lively and informative. Breana has submitted this week&#8217;s topic: The advisability of high-school students holding down part-time [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/uncategorized/advanced-writing-class-agenda-the-part-time-job-debate/</link>
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		<title>Collaborative Learning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Fry speaks on learning outside the classroom with fellow students in a collaborative homeschooling (or dormschooling) environment and with enthusiasm for the learning process.

 
Watch the entire lecture:


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		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/uncategorized/collaborative-learning/</link>
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		<title>Advanced Writing Class notes March 3, 2011. Persuasive essays and debates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
This week&#8217;s class recording is here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/486036-advanced-writing-and-college-prep-english-march-3-2011
We  again had technical problems &#8212; the Internet connection was dropped  briefly and thereafter the screensharing refused to function. The audio  seems to have worked however.
We discussed projects that had been  handed in and engaged in debate on the subject Adrian submitted: &#8220;The  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/picture-of-k-titchenell-advanced-writing-class-notes-march-3-2011-persuasive-essays-and-debates/</link>
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		<title>Agenda this week &#8212; the TV debate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
Last week&#8217;s lecture is here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/479426-advanced-writing-and-college-prep-english-feb-24-2011. This week will be here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/486036-advanced-writing-and-college-prep-english-march-3-2011
In our continuing debate series, Adrian was asked to submit a topic and has come up with an excellent one. Rephrased it is: &#8220;The impact of television has been a positive  influence.&#8221; Please put some thought into the issue, write papers and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/agenda-this-week-the-tv-debate/</link>
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		<title>Class notes. Debate topic: the value of television</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
We had an interesting and thought-provoking debate this week on the topic that Micah suggested, the value of pacifism. The class recording is here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/479426-advanced-writing-and-college-prep-english-feb-24-2011. Several excellent persuasive essays were submitted.
Resources presented:
From Dictatorship to Democracy A pamphlet by American academic, Gene Sharp, which is largely  responsible for non-violent revolutions in half a dozen [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/class-notes-debate-topic-the-value-of-television/</link>
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		<title>Advanced Writing Class agenda: The pacifism debate.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
Our class this Thursday will be on WiZiQ here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/479426-advanced-writing-and-college-prep-english-feb-24-2011
In our class last Thursday (view the recording.):

We had many excellent papers and covered most of them.
We also discussed and defined some vocabulary from the Sadlier Oxford site. Please keep expanding your vocabulary journals.
We engaged in a spirited debate on the subject of music downloading [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/advanced-writing-class-agenda-the-pacifism-debate/</link>
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		<title>Class notes and assignments &#8212; the pacifism debate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
In our class Thursday (view the recording.  LaRA, Angela and Amanda/Dorothy joined us online. Apologies to you  online folk &#8212; the screen sharing never seems to be properly  synchronized):

We had many excellent papers and covered most of them.
We also discussed and defined some vocabulary from the Sadlier Oxford site. Please keep [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/class-notes-and-assignments-the-pacifism-debate/</link>
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		<title>Debate topic: Pacifism &#8212; please read and post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The  debate between non-violent objection and the use of force to an end is  an ancient one, encompassing questions such as morality vs.  practicality, whether violence is ever constructive, and whether  pacifism in the face of a threat serves to increase or diminish evil. It  also contrasts the lives lost [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/debate-topic-pacifism-please-read-and-post/</link>
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		<title>Debate topic: School Uniforms &#8212; please read and post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please consider the following points and add your thoughts. Make sure also to present your chosen debate topics!
In Favor of School Uniforms

Elimination of style and fashion competition.
Trendy and often expensive shoes, clothes and fashion accessories  tend to cause resentment and acrimony among students and distractions in  class.
Uniforms help to create a feeling of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/debate-topic-school-uniforms-please-read-and-post/</link>
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		<title>Agenda this week &#8212; the copyright debate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
Our online WiZiQ recording of the Feb. 10 Thursday class worked and is available online.
The request was made that I present the debate topic for this week. I chose and posted:
&#8220;Copyright law should be strictly enforced.&#8221;

I&#8217;m sure you have all found some solid positions on this issue. Micah has posted one.
Please be prepared to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/agenda-this-week-the-copyright-debate/</link>
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		<title>Fall 2010 Writing Class Literary Journal online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
The Fall 2010 Writing Class Literary Journal (for lack of a better name) has been posted online in our Abacus  Education Journal blog. The online version does not use real names for  security reasons, so your pen-names were used or, if none existed, your  initials. First names only are used in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/fall-2010-writing-class-literary-journal-online/</link>
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		<title>Advanced Writing Class notes and assignments February 10, 2011. Persuasive essays and debates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
Our online WiZiQ recording of the Feb. 10 Thursday class worked and is available online.
Assignments: 
Present and summarize arguments for and against school uniforms.
At  the end of class we decided to prepare arguments either for written or  oral presentation and I was asked to determine the topic.
Let&#8217;s use this proposition:
&#8220;Copyright law should [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/advanced-writing-class-notes-and-assignments-february-10-2011-persuasive-essays-and-debates/</link>
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		<title>Agenda this week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
Several class members are falling behind on their projects. Don&#8217;t get too far behind to catch up.
This  week we decided to continue our debate discussion. I have posted some  pros and cons about the school uniform issue. Please prepare a subject  and post.
We will debate this week in class and decide [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/agenda-this-week/</link>
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		<title>Advanced Writing Class notes February 3, 2011. Persuasive essays and debates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
This week we started by discussing the vocabulary in the V for Vendetta &#8212; verbiage scene which Micah had posted earlier. Then the laptop crashed in the middle  and, though it was restored fairly quickly, the online sound feed was  restored after about 5 minutes and the screensharing shortly thereafter.  The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/advanced-writing-class-notes-february-3-2011-persuasive-essays-and-debates/</link>
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		<title>Agenda this week &#8212; writing persuasive papers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
The listening assignment for this week was: 

 
Hamlet: a small rewrite.  We listened to this one in class and I hope you listened more than  once. This is a very clever and extremely funny sketch by Atkinson and  Laurie on a supposed discussion of Hamlet between Shakespeare and his  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/agenda-this-week-writing-persuasive-papers/</link>
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		<title>Class Assignments Jan. 27, 2011 &#8212; agenda</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
The WiZiQ online recording of the class worked  this week but was only available to those on my mailing list. If you  have trouble accessing it on WiZiQ, you will also find it here.
The  suggested comic sketch project seems to have been to daunting. Always  remember that project assignments are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/class-assignments-jan-27-2011-agenda/</link>
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		<title>* Advanced Writing Class notes January 20, 2011 &#8212; writing comedy sketches  Help with Search (new window)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
The WiZiQ online recording of the class worked  this week but was only available to those on my mailing list. If you  have trouble accessing it on WiZiQ, you will also find it here.
We  discussed grades and the film clips that had been posted. Please post  material that you feel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/advanced-writing-class-notes-january-20-2011-writing-comedy-sketches-help-with-search-new-window/</link>
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		<title>Agenda this week &#8212; semester grades, writing projects</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
We have reached end of the  semester. Each of you has received project totals every time you have  handed in a project, so you should know where you stand. Please let me  know if you need your total to be sent again. The semester as defined in class are:



# of acceptable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/agenda-this-week-semester-grades-writing-projects/</link>
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		<title>Advanced Writing Class notes January 13, 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
The WiZiQ class this week failed again to  function. The computer crashed before class and the session never  started correctly. The recording of the Great Books class worked fine  both weeks. We just have to get the bugs out.
We discussed  different projects for this semester. Adrian will be putting the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/advanced-writing-class-notes-january-13-2011/</link>
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		<title>Class assignments Jan. 13, 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
The WiZiQ class last week was missing audio. This week will work better.
The  assignment was to submit your own suggestions regarding subject matter  and the writing process. What would you like to write about, with whom  and under what conditions &#8212; online collaboration, realtime, etc.
I  presented a few suggestions. Please [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/class-assignments-jan-13-2011/</link>
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		<title>Class Jan. 6 &#8212; no audio. Class notes.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
The WiZiQ class today was missing audio because I forgot to plug in the microphone. So sorry.
We  discussed ways to improve education and ways in which students can find  their own best ways to learn &#8212; projects which reflect the specific  interests and ideal learning styles of students. A few thoughts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/class-jan-6-no-audio-class-notes/</link>
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		<title>Happy New Year &#8212; new ideas. Agenda for class January 6.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
We covered lots of ground in fall and many wonderful projects were submitted.
We  have read and listened to some of the best examples of formal English  language usage, have kept our vocabulary journals and have explored  grammatical and poetic subjects as well as expressive language devices.  In addition to continuing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/happy-new-year-new-ideas-agenda-for-class-january-6/</link>
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		<title>Class notes, year-end party class with goodies and show and tell.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
The end-of-year party was lots  of fun and very productive. Pizza, brownies, cookies and doughnuts  helped us plan next semester. Show and tell included Micah&#8217;s desert boa  and Riley, the golden retriever whom you had all met through Sam&#8217;s  stories. Thank you both for sharing.

Angela gave us an update on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/class-notes-year-end-party-class-with-goodies-and-show-and-tell/</link>
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		<title>Agenda this week &#8212; Chistmas party, revelry, recitation, reflection</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
This Thursday Dec. 16 will be our last class this year. Let&#8217;s have some fun.

Thank  you all for all of your effort, ideas and enthusiasm. We had a lot of  wonderful projects. Those of you who exceeded the 12 projects required  for an &#8220;A&#8221; will have any further projects count toward [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/agenda-this-week-chistmas-party-revelry-recitation-reflection/</link>
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		<title>Agenda this week &#8212; writing research papers, homework.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,

We discussed the article on academic writing and plagiarism, &#8220;cyber-pseudepigraphy&#8221; last week. There have been no comments nor questions. Your comments are welcome.

We discussed research papers and different approaches to them last week. The class is available on WiZiQ.
This week&#8217;s class will be online here.

There  seems to have been a lack of enthusiasm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/agenda-this-week-writing-research-papers-homework-2/</link>
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		<title>Class notes, assignments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,

We discussed the article on academic writing and plagiarism, &#8220;cyber-pseudepigraphy&#8220;. Your comments are welcome.

We discussed research papers and different approaches to them. The class is available on WiZiQ.


Many  new text, video and audio resources have been posted on our site.  Please do some research yourselves on worthwhile articles, lectures,  debates, interviews, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/class-notes-assignments/</link>
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		<title>Agenda this week &#8212; writing research papers, homework.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve all read the interesting article on academic writing and plagiarism &#8212; or more specifically, &#8220;cyber-pseudepigraphy&#8220;. Please post any thoughts you have. 

This week, let&#8217;s look further into term papers and research papers. As usual, the class will be available on WiZiQ. 
Please keep in mind that producing papers need not be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/agenda-this-week-writing-research-papers-homework/</link>
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		<title>Thanksgiving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,

I hope you are all enjoying a well-deserved holiday. There is no class this week. See you all next Thursday.
I just came across a very interesting article on academic writing and plagiarism &#8212; or more specifically, &#8220;cyber-pseudepigraphy&#8221;  It is a well-written and quite interesting research paper on the  growing phenomenon of college [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/thanksgiving/</link>
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		<title>* Agenda this week &#8212; nonsense lit, holiday, resources  Help with Search (new window)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
Homework for today was to watch: 
 Stephen Fry - Kinetic Typography 
And to answer the questions:

What is his opinion on the use of 

Ending a sentence with a preposition?
Using split infinitives?
Misusing &#8220;imply&#8221; and &#8220;infer&#8221;?
Misusing &#8220;less&#8221; and &#8220;fewer&#8221;

Using &#8220;none&#8221; in the plural?

Do you understand the issues raised here? Let&#8217;s discuss them.
What is his opinion [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/agenda-this-week-nonsense-lit-holiday-resources-help-with-search-new-window/</link>
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		<title>Fall 2010 EIE Advanced Writing Class Literary Journal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
Welcome to the  Fall 2010 EIE Advanced Writing Class Literary Journal. The theme of this issue is historical fiction. There follow a number of works on a multitude of different subject set in a myriad of different times. That which binds them together is their authorship and origin&#8211;they were all written by members of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/student-contributions-essays-poetry/fall-2010-eie-advanced-writing-class-literary-journal/</link>
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		<title>Tepoztecal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By JG
The day started just like every other day. Tepoztecal got up just as he always had. As he walked to the edge of the great city of Tenochtitlan a beam of sunlight caught his eye from the great Aztec temple. That is when he saw it. A massive army of Spaniards were coming over [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/student-contributions-essays-poetry/tepoztecal/</link>
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		<title>In the Eye of a Mushroom Cloud</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By SF
It was an abnormally peaceful day in our harbor town of Hiroshima. No one anticipated, apprehended, or imagined that the summer of 1945 would unfold as it did. I am a Japanese school boy. I can remember the day before summer break was supposed to begin. 
I was out playing ball with some friends [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/student-contributions-essays-poetry/in-the-eye-of-a-mushroom-cloud/</link>
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		<title>The Conflict on Hai Shi Dao</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By ThePieMaker
 
Chapter One
 
Do you remember the Conflict on the island of Hai Shi Dao? No? Well then, it is one you must simply hear about; let me attempt refresh to your memory about the struggle. It was the year 2082, and mankind was once again at war with itself. The battlefield was dominated [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/student-contributions-essays-poetry/the-conflict-on-hai-shi-dao/</link>
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		<title>Sneaking a Peek</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By C.C. Panda
CLONK! The sound of the heavy metal bucket hitting the floor resonated throughout the entire chapel. Uh-oh, I am sure to be caught now. I ducked quickly into a corner in the entry way. From above, a voice snapped out, “I thought I told you not to come back! I don’t need you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/student-contributions-essays-poetry/sneaking-a-peek/</link>
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		<title>Chaos of the Mountain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
By Wapitzer
 The sky went black. People rushed about, trying to fathom the sorrow that was soon about to befall them. The ground began to shake, slowly at first, but then faster. People began to run, creating a chaotic mass that only had one motive: escape. The white, smooth, perfect marble edifices that surrounded [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/student-contributions-essays-poetry/chaos-of-the-mountain/</link>
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		<title>Emily&#8217;s Civil War</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fall 2010 Advanced Writing Class Journal
Historical Fiction From the EIE Advanced Writing Class
by Beth Leehem.
The Civil War
1864 - I was helping little Sara get the remaining knots out of her hair from last night&#8217;s fitful sleep when my world came crashing down.  When I heard the knock on our front door I told Sara to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/student-contributions-essays-poetry/emilys-civil-war/</link>
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		<title>A B C D E I</title>
		<description><![CDATA[West Potomac High School in Alexandria, Va., has stopped giving “F” grades, the Washington Post reports.
Earlier this year, the school all but eradicated the standard mark  for “failure”, instead supplying wayward students with the letter “I”  for incomplete.

A B C D E  I
By DDKK
A Virginia High School found a way
To do what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/verse/a-b-c-d-e-i/</link>
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		<title>Poetry notes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
Our theme this week being absurdity and nonsense  literature, here is an interesting example, inspired by Angela&#8217;s  Insomnia verse:
The Nightmare Song from Iolanthe by G&#38;S.
Here is one of the great classic nonsense verses:
Jabberwocky
(See Jabberwocky glossary)
&#8216;Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/poetry-notes/</link>
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		<title>Class Agenda this week &#8212; poetry Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 10:27 AM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
Let&#8217;s go over the modifiers playsheet handed out last week and which you have all prepared.

Are there any comments on the short but brilliant videos of Garrison Keillor on the art of writing?
A number of poems have been posted. Let&#8217;s recite and examine them:


Amanda posted O Captain My Captain, By Walt Whitman
Sam posted I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/class-agenda-this-week-poetry-tuesday-9-november-2010-1027-am/</link>
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		<title>Class notes Monday, 8 November 2010, 10:09 AM</title>
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Dear Scholars,
The Nov. 4 2010 WiZiQ class session was  free of technical problems at last and may be watched or downloaded. We  discussed the power of the written word as addressed in the assignment  to listen to the first part of Unacknowledged Legislation for its use of language as well as its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/class-notes-monday-8-november-2010-1009-am/</link>
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		<title>Agenda this week Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 09:22 AM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
The homework was to watch at least the first part of Unacknowledged Legislation &#8212; a speech given at Rutgers University on the power of the written  word in politics and social transformation &#8212; and to listen to it for  its use of language as well as its message. You all took careful [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/agenda-this-week-tuesday-2-november-2010-0922-am/</link>
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		<title>Class notes, assignments Friday, 29 October 2010, 09:44 AM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Scholars,
 
Class  this week was again beset with technical problems. Much thanks goes to  Justin for letting us run the class on his computer and for handling the  screen. Thanks also to online student LaRa for serving as host to  online class visitors who were confused by the delay. This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/homeschooling-philosophy-and-resources/class-notes-assignments-friday-29-october-2010-0944-am/</link>
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		<title>Advanced Writing Class agenda Oct. 7, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Link to the online WiZiQ feed:
http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/382979-advanced-writing-and-college-prep-english-oct-7-2010
Dear Scholars,

The  PBS special on Mark Twain broadcast Sunday and about which I sent a  notification to the class turned out not to be the one described in the  guide. It had nothing to do with Peter Ustinov, but was instead a Ken  Burns documentary. It [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-agenda/advanced-writing-class-agenda-oct-7-2010/</link>
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		<title>Writing class notes Sept. 30</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



Class agenda, September 30, 2010
by K. Titchenell - Tuesday,  28 September 2010, 09:45 PM





Dear Scholars,
The recording of the class didn&#8217;t work last Thursday, so I recorded another:
http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/378419-advanced-writing-class-supplementary-and-experimental

Did you watch it?
Was it useful?
Should we do it again?

I have posted previous class recordings for download on my server. These are exe self-extracting flash media files. Just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/class-notes/writing-class-notes-sept-30/</link>
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		<title>Writing class supplemental</title>
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		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/uncategorized/writing-class-supplemental/</link>
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		<title>Advanced Writing and College Prep English Class, fall 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our Advanced Writing and College Prep  English Class meets in Monrovia, CA and online and is intended to provide college bound homeschoolers with  language preparation on a level rarely approached in public school.  Consistent with homeschooling principles, our purpose is to achieve  educational goals without rendering the subject matter distasteful. This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/uncategorized/advanced-writing-and-college-prep-english-class-fall-2010/</link>
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		<title>Hearing and Speaking Well are Key to Writing Well.  Lecture resources</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Resources for taking advantage of a child&#8217;s auditory learning ability
The questions are:

 What language are children hearing?
 What  language do we want them to be learning?
 How do we present  useful auditory learning matter?

Though children learn easily through hearing and thereby quickly gain  a visceral feel for the flow and meanders of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/uncategorized/hearing-and-speaking-well-are-key-to-writing-well-lecture-resources/</link>
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		<title>Favorite arias</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strauss: Fledermaus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f7ZzQVcjVM
another: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMCWFJ97zL0&#38;feature=related
Mozart:
Bartoli and Fleming in Sul Aria from Marriage of Fig. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLtqZewjwgA&#38;feature=related
One of the greatest soprano duets.
Renee Fleming in Dove Sono: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLM5CFACTtA&#38;feature=related
Voi Che Sapete: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJtr0xq1uI0&#38;feature=related
The queen of night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HXHTHgNfnw&#38;feature=related
Verdi:
Lanza in Traviatore: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KowDzt31jUM
Pavarotti in the same: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCFEk6Y8TmM&#38;feature=related
Pavarotti in Traviata: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuhyK-KRvhU&#38;feature=related
Domingo in drinking song from Traviata: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcKdnkGBSgA
Donizetti:
The furtive tear from L&#8217;Elisir d&#8217;Amore,  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Funp7JTWp2A&#38;feature=related
Puccini
Renee Fleming in Butterfly: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/uncategorized/favorite-arias/</link>
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		<title>Lectures for Auditory English Study</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
 Melanie Phillips: God, Truth &#38; Power (1/3) 


Melanie Phillips: Jihad on Campus

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		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/lectures/lectures-for-auditory-english-study/</link>
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		<title>Children&#8217;s nursery rhymes illustrated with audio.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our old nursery rhymes
Click pages to read
Listen to audio recording


                                     

Public domain from Librivox.
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		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/homeschooling-philosophy-and-resources/childrens-nursery-rhymes-illustrated-with-audio/</link>
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		<title>PCC Class Astronomy12 Study Guide and notes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Notes on the study guide for Mr. Sepikas&#8217; PCC Astronomy class.  Notes are taken from http://encyclopedia.tfd.com/ or wikipedia unless otherwise noted.

 
1. degrees, minutes, seconds 
2. the astronomical unit 
3. diurnal motion 
4. the north celestial pole 
5. zenith, celestial equator, ecliptic, meridian 
6. cause of the seasons 
7. the equinox and the solstice 
8. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/student-contributions-essays-poetry/pcc-class-astronomy12-study-guide-and-notes/</link>
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		<title>EIE Homeschooling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The McDonalds had a farm and children had they three.
They taught them as they had been taught &#8212; from bell and classroom free.
They did not send them off to school, but taught them &#8216;neath a tree.
With a moo moo here, and an oink oink there, the knowledge seeds they sow.
From book and brook and fruit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/homeschooling-philosophy-and-resources/eie-homeschooling/</link>
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		<title>Homeschooling Classes  in English, German, Music in Monrovia and online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Informal, collegial workshops in English, German and music for homeschoolers (College Preparatory English, German conversation,  and Keyboard Music Theory) are being taught by  homeschooling parent (and college professor) K. Titchenell to mixed age students (See Advantages of the one-room schoolhouse approach to teaching).
Classes are open enrollment and meet on Wednesday mornings at the EIE [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/uncategorized/homeschooling-classes-in-english-german-music-in-monrovia-and-online/</link>
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		<title>Marvin&#8217;s Lullaby &#8212; extended version</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Marvin&#8217;s Lullaby
Now the world has gone to bed
Darkness won&#8217;t engulf my head
I can see by infrared
How I hate the night!
Now I lay me down to sleep
Try to count electric sheep
Sweet dream wishes, you can keep
how I hate the night, &#8212; Douglas Adams
Continuation:
Once the dreary night is done
Wretched day will have begun
I will mope at everyone
Day [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/verse/marvins-lullaby-extended-version/</link>
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		<title>A nice free online resource for auditory learners &#8212; Wind in the Willows recording online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In our family, The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame has always reigned as on of the most brilliant children&#8217;s books of all time, and some time ago we posted the full text of The Wind In the Willows in our Children&#8217;s Books pages.
A few days ago, I just discovered that someone has been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/homeschooling-philosophy-and-resources/a-nice-free-online-resource-for-auditory-learners-wind-in-the-willows-recording-online/</link>
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		<title>The Magic Spindle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Fiona
[This clever work demonstrates nicely the use of iambic pentameter.  It was written in response to an assignment to write a transformation tale along the lines of those by Ovid but using an American animal.  The meter was just an extra twist she threw in.]

I do hereby invoke the muses nine,
That I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/homeschooling-philosophy-and-resources/the-magic-spindle/</link>
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		<title>Lectures: words not in the dictionary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



Lectures: words not in the dictionary





Dear Scholars,
I recently found a lecture by an eminent lexicographer on the project of listing all of the words of English &#8212; far more, he claims, than are found in any dictionary. The content is very interesting but the language used is really very poor in comparison with that others [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/reviews/lectures-words-not-in-the-dictionary/</link>
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		<title>The History of The Lord of the Rings, book report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Eric,
Excellent writing. Very good turns of phrase and expressive devices. Let's do some Tolkien Wednesday, perhaps some excerpts from the original and alternative versions or a bit of the epilogue.]

           The History of The Lord of the Rings is a four-volume series that was compiled [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/student-contributions-essays-poetry/122/</link>
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		<title>On Standard Accent By Marc Yu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Marc,

You bring up some very cogent points here, well worthy of discussion.  Of course you are very right about the tendency the human has toward exclusion and hatred of others who deviate from some arbitrary norm – and you provide an excellent example list of the “objectionable” attributes which engender that sort of response. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/student-contributions-essays-poetry/on-standard-accent-by-marc-yu/</link>
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		<title>Everyday Tom Sawyers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Ayla,
Super work!  See below.]

Everyday Tom Sawyers 
The ground rattled and shook beneath my bike as I careened down the dirt path[,]. I [gripping] gripped the handlebars and gently pumped the brake in a attempt to keep control of the contraption. It was my first time mountain biking and so far it was quite fun [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/student-contributions-essays-poetry/everyday-tom-sawyers/</link>
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		<title>Swine Flu: bacon has its revenge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Greg,

Very nicely written.  The level of this paper compares well with most professional journalism.  Excellent work!]

Swine Flu: bacon has its revenge
Last month two strange flu cases were picked up in San Diego County, California.  After some study of the virus, it was recognized as being similar to the swine flu common in pigs.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abacus-es.com/journal/student-contributions-essays-poetry/swine-flu-bacon-has-its-revenge/</link>
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