What is going on in Honduras?
July 3rd, 2009 at 12:13pm
English:
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What Hondurans want:
Lo que queremos los hondureños:
What Octavio asks:
Lo que pide Octavio:
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Octavio’s Homeschooling Program Year 3
June 26th, 2009 at 1:42pm
Hello:
After three weeks of vacation we are ready for a third year of Homeschooling starting in June 27th 2009.
This third school program is pretty much a continuation of the second year, but we will introduce two new signatures: Composition and English Spelling.
PROGRAM – THIRD SCHOOL YEAR – GRAMMAR STAGE:
Reading Aloud (Daily 2 Hours - Sat to Wed):
-Bible: 30 min – Everyday
-Classical Literature: 1 hour - Sat to Wed
-History: 30 min – Sat, Mon and Wed (Activities on weekend)
-Science: 30 min – Sun and Tue (Practical Activities on weekend)
For literature we continue using the suggestion of Hand That Rocks The Cradle, This year I will incorporate reading poetry.
In History: Reading from Mystery of History Vol II - Middle Ages .
Science: Keep reading resource from creationist point of view.
Memorization (Daily 5 min):
We will review old works and introduce memorization of The Child’s Scripture Catechism.
Language (Daily 1 Hour - Sat to Wed):
-Reading and Narration (Daily 15 min): From McGuffey’s Eclectic Readers, Books 4 to 6.
-Copywork (Daily 15 min): We will try the Classical Cursives Series.
-Composition (Daily 15 min): Curriculum Understanding Writing by Susan Bradrick
-English Spelling (Daily 15 min): Curriculum Spelling Power by Beverly L. Adams-Gordon
Classical Languajes (Daily 45 Hous – Sat to Wed):
-Latin (Daily 15 min): Prima Latina Lesson 13 to 25 and then probably move to Latina Christiana I. Once per week we will read fairy tales in Latin. Each day listen and singing a Latin Hymn from Lingua Angelica
-Greek (Daily 15 min) Continue using Elementary Greek Year 1, then move to Year 2
-Hebrew (Daily 15 min) Continue practicing read and write Hebrew and learn new vocabulary. Resource: Zola’s Introduction to Hebrew by John Parson.
Pre-Logic and Mathematics (Daily 15 min):
Using Critical Thinking Resources: We will finish Mathematical Reasoning Level B, then move to Building Thinking Skills Level 1.
Foreign Language (Daily 15 min):
Rosetta Stone Arabic Level 1
Art and Music (in Free Time):
We will continue learning art and music in free time during the day . I will try to incorporate Violin, if Octavio is ready for it, we will keep with the lessons, if not, we will wait another six months.
Bye, for now
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Quienes creían que la tierra era plana?
June 19th, 2009 at 9:06am
Frecuentemente se ha acusado a los cristianos que en un tiempo creímos que la tierra era plana. La Biblia no enseña tal cosa, de hecho claramente enseña que la tierra no es plana (Isaías 40:22; Job 26:10)
La creencia de que la tierra es plana fue bastante común en la antigua Grecia antes del 500 AC, luego esta creencia resurgió en los años 300 AD con Lactantius.
Los humanistas revivieron la idea durante el Renacimiento y trataron de implicar que la mayoría de los cristianos creían tal cosa. Los humanistas aplicaron a las creencias cristianas interpretaciones literales y fuera de contexto de algunos pasajes Bíblicos, pasajes tales como Apocalipsis 7:1 que en forma profética se refiere a las cuatro esquinas de la tierra (los cuatro puntos cardinales) y pasajes poéticos como Salmo 75:3 que se refiera a los “pilares” de la tierra.
Otro mito contra los cristianos es la controversia del siglo 17 entre Galileo y el Vaticano. Recientemente se han propuesto quince tesis con evidencia de soporte que muestra que el caso de Galileo no puede ser usado para una posición en relación de conflicto religión y ciencia. Contrario a la leyenda, tanto los sistemas propuestos por Galileo y Copérnico eran respetados por los oficiales eclesiástico. Galileo fue una victima de su propia arrogancia, envidia de sus colegas y política. El no fue acusado de criticar la Biblia, si no de desobedecer un decreto papal.
Recordemos que los principales proponentes de la redondez de la tierra durante la época del dominio científico secular medieval fueron cristianos (incluyendo Galileo). Fueron los Reyes Católicos (y no los científicos seculares de la época) los que creyeron y financiaron a Cristóbal Colon, o no?
A través de la historia los cristianos hemos sido acusados de muchas cosas: ateos, caníbales, creyentes en la tierra plana,… últimamente hasta de terrositas radicales. No me sorprenderá que con las propuestas del movimiento de Diseño Inteligente y el desprestigio de las teorías de Darwin, un día hasta nos acusen de haber inventado la teoría de la evolución, después de todo muchos respetables Cristianos han tratado de armonizar dicha teoría con las Sagradas Escrituras.
Los científicos creacionistas están librando una gran batalla en el ámbito científico, hay que apoyarlos. Sus modelos sus humanos y por lo tanto sujeto de error, pero aun así, están basados en el principio cierto que hay un Creador que diseña con un propósito, estos modelos son mucha mejor ciencia que cualquier modelo así llamado científico basado en la negación de Dios.
– Salmo 14:1
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10 Things you need to know about The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
June 18th, 2009 at 9:26am
Ten things you need to know about the substance of the CRC:
1)Parents would no longer be able to administer reasonable spankings to their children.
2)A murderer aged 17 years and 11 months and 29 days at the time of his crime could no longer be sentenced to life in prison.
3)Children would have the ability to choose their own religion while parents would only have the authority to give their children advice about religion.
4)The best interest of the child principle would give the government the ability to override every decision made by every parent if a government worker disagreed with the parent’s decision.
5)A child’s “right to be heard” would allow him (or her) to seek governmental review of every parental decision with which the child disagreed.
6)According to existing interpretation, it would be illegal for a nation to spend more on national defense than it does on children’s welfare.
7)Children would acquire a legally enforceable right to leisure.
8)Christian schools that refuse to teach “alternative worldviews” and teach that Christianity is the only true religion “fly in the face of article 29″ of the treaty.
9)Allowing parents to opt their children out of sex education has been held to be out of compliance with the CRC.
10)Children would have the right to reproductive health information and services, including abortions, without parental knowledge or consent.
The Solution: The Parental Rights Amendment
Sign the petition now to protect children by empowering parents, and recruit your friends to join the fight.
Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” - Josh. 1:9
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Thank you for coming in Logic Contest Time.
June 15th, 2009 at 9:06am
Riddles, Logic Puzzles, Study of Fallacious Arguments are all tools that help to exercise the mind and raise the level of thinking.
My hope is that the previous questions motivate you to investigate and study logic; if you are a homeschooler, motivate you to introduce the study of Logic in your program.
Personally, I highly recommend to join the Fallacy Detective Forum and to subscribe to The Fallacy Detective News. In Christian Logic you will find articles in logic, book’s reviews, book’s recommendation, logic puzzles.
Laurie Bluedorn- Trivium Pursuit and Jay Ryan- Classical Astronomy, I really appreciate your help with the prize’s distribution from USA. Also, I am very thankful to Charles Hall and Brian Bosse who help me to find the question for this contest.
If you want continue solving logic puzzles, Mr. Brian Bosse –my Logic Expert in this contest - recommends to me the books of Raymond M. Smullyan, actually the question of the Knights and Knaves come from the book What Is the Name of This Book? The Riddle of Dracula and Other Logical Puzzles.
Again, thank you very much for your visit, God bless you.
Bye, bye
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Logic Contest, Question 10
June 14th, 2009 at 9:00pm
English (A continuación texto en español)
We continue in the Island of Knights and Knaves
Question 10 (The Grand Prize Problem):
Suppose we want to know whether or not Octavio is a Christian. We meet Octavio and ask him if he is a Christian. He answers you, “If I am a knight, then I am a Christian.”
Is Octavio a Christian? (Note: it is not good enough to give the right answer. You must also give the right reason for why your answer is correct.)
The first person that writes comment with the correct answer wins a Signs and Seasons by Jay Ryan.
Español:
Continuamos en la Isla de los Caballeros y Truhanes.
Pregunta 10 ( La Pregunta del Gran Premio) :
Supongamos que queremos saber si Octavio es un cristiano. Nos encontramos a Octavio y le preguntamos si el es un cristiano. El te contesta, “Si yo soy un caballero, entonces yo soy un cristiano.”
Es Octavio un cristiano? ( Nota: no es suficiente dar la respuesta correcta. Tienes que dar la razón correcta del porque tu respuesta es correcta.)
La primera persona que escriba un post con la respuesta correcta gana Signs and Seasons de Jay Ryan.
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Logic Contest, Question 9
June 14th, 2009 at 6:00pm
English (A continuación texto en español)
Back to the Island of Knights and Knaves
Question 9:
One day Perla runs into Hans and Nathaniel. Nathaniel says to Perla, “Both of us are knights.” She then asks Hans, “Is that really true?” Hans answers Perla with either ‘yes’ or ‘no,’ and Perla immediately knew what each type was.
What type are Hans and Nathaniel? (Give the right reason for why your answer is correct)
The first person that writes a comment with the correct answer wins Logic in 100 Min DVD.
Español:
Regresamos a la Isla de los Caballeros y Truhanes.
Pregunta 9:
Un día Perla corre hacia Hans y Nathaniel. Nathaniel le dice a Perla, “Ambos somos caballeros.” Ella luego le pregunta a Hans, “ Es eso realmente cierto?” Hans le contesta a Perla ya sea con “si” o “no”, y Perla inmediatamente se da cuanta que tipo es cada uno.
Que tipo son Hans y Nathaniel? (Tienes que dar la razón correcta del porque tu respuesta es correcta.)
La primera persona que escriba un post con la respuesta correcta gana un Logic in 100 Min DVD.
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Logic Contest, Extra Question
June 13th, 2009 at 9:30pm
English (A continuación texto en español)
Once upon a time there was a Kingdom.
In the Kingdom, one of the buffoons wants to be a King’s counselor, and he asked the King to allow him to become a counselor. The King answers him that to become a counselor he must first solve a riddle. The Riddle was to discover the ages of the three King’s daughters. The buffoon accepted the challenge and asked for three clues:
1st Clue: The product (multiplication) of the ages of the three daughters in 36. The buffoon made calculation and asked for a second clue.
2nd Clue: The addition of the ages of the three daughters is equal to the number of diamonds in the King’s crown. The buffoon again made calculation and he said that he needs a third clue.
3rd Clue: The King said, my youngest daughter has green eyes. The buffoon immediately gave the three ages without mistake.
What are the three princess’s ages? (Explain how you know it)
The first person that write a comment with the correct answer wins a Logic in 100 Min DVD.
Español:
Érase una vez un reino, en este reino uno de los bufones quería llegar a ser un consejero del rey y le pidió a este que lo dejara ser su consejero. El rey le contesto que para ello debía resolver un enigma y este era descubrir las edades de las tres hijas del rey, el bufón acepto el reto y pidió tres pistas:
1° Pista: El producto de las tres edades de las hijas es 36. El bufón hizo cálculo y pidió una segunda pista.
2° Pista: La suma de las edades es igual al número de diamantes de la corona del rey, el bufón nuevamente hizo cálculos y dijo necesitar otra pista.
3° Pista: La menor es de ojos verdes y en esta oportunidad el bufón dio las tres edades sin equivocación.
¿Cuales son las edades de las tres hijas del rey? (Explica como lo sabes)
La primera persona que escriba un comentario con la respuesta correcta se gana una Logic in 100 Min DVD.
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Logic Contest, Question 8
June 13th, 2009 at 9:00pm
English (A continuación texto en español)
We will leave the island for a moment,.
Question 8:
“Three children want to go out side and play in the rain but their mother will not let them unless they can solve a puzzle.
She brings out a box with 2 red hats and 3 white hats and shows the children. She then blindfolds them and places a hat on each of their heads.
She says that she will allow each child in turn to look at the other two hats and try to determine what their own color is. “But,” she warns, “if any one of you guesses wrong, you are all staying in.”
The 1st child looks but cannot tell what his hat is.
The 2nd child looks and the same thing happens.
The third child immediately says her hat color correctly without the removal of the blindfold.
How did she know?
The first person that write a comment with the correct answer win a copy of Teaching The Trivium.
Español:
Vamos a dejar la isla por un momento,
Pregunta 8:
Tres ninos quieren ir a jugarafuera durante la lluvia pero su mama no los dejara a menos que puedan resolver un acertijo.
Ella trae una caja con 3 gorras roja y 3 gorras blancas y las muestra a los niños. Luego ella les cubre los ojos y le coloca una gorra a cada uno.
Ella dice que dejara que cada niño se voltee y mire a los otros dos gorras y trate de determinar cual es el color de su propia gorra. “Pero” ella les advierte “Si uno de ustedes contesta equivocadamente, todo se quedan dentro de casa”.
El primer niño mira peor no puede decir de qué color es su gorra.
El segundo niño mira pero sucede lo mismo.
El tercer niño inmediatamente dice el color de su gorra correctamente sin quitarse la venda de los ojos.
Como lo supo?
La primera persona que escriba un comentario con la respuesta correcta se gana una copia de Teaching The Trivium.
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Logic Contest, Question 7
June 13th, 2009 at 6:00pm
English (A continuación texto en español)
Question 7:
You know that the island of knights and knaves had a chief. You also know the chief is either Hans or Nathaniel. Nathaniel says to you, “Hans is the chief, and he is a knave!” Hans replies, “Nathaniel is not the chief, but he is a knight.”
Which one is the chief? (Give the right reason for why your answer is correct)
The first person that write a comment with the correct answer win a copy of Dressed for Battle.
Note: We will have an Extra Question today at 9:30 GMT+3:00 (30 minutes after the next Question 8 ). The prize is Logic in 100 Min DVD.
Español:
Pregunta 7:
Tu sabes que en la isla de caballeros y truhanes hay un jefe. También sabes que el jefe es o Hans o Nathaniel. Nathaniel te dice, “ Hans es el jefe, y el es un truhán!”, Hans contesta, “Nathaniel no es el jefe, pero es el un caballero.
Quien es el jefe? (Tienes que dar la razón correcta del porque tu respuesta es correcta.)
La primera persona que escriba un comentario con la respuesta correcta se gana una copia de Dressed for Battle.
Nota: Habrá una Pregunta Extra hoy a las 9:30 GMT (30 minutos después de la siguiente Pregunta 8 ) El premio es una Logic in 100 Min. DVD
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