Friday Feature: The Learning Outpost
Colleen HroncichLast fall, I had the chance to tour four Las Vegas microschools through theNational Microschooling Center. Each one had a very different vibe, but they were all full of kids who were happy to be learning.The Learning Outpost, started by former public school teacher Felicia Wright, was one of the unique stops on the tour. Felicia loved teaching, but she was often frustrated in the public school system. She began homeschooling her children and started a YouTube channel to teach families how to homeschool from a teacher ’s perspective.This year, Felicia took a giant leap forward and ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 31, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
Friday Feature: eXtend Homeschool Tutorial
Colleen HroncichKym Kent is a busy homeschooling mom with six children who range in age from 13 to 24. But when she had a vision for a new program to help other homeschool families, she didn ’t shy away from stepping up and co‐founding Bridge Elementary Homeschool Tutorial Ministries in 2017. After adding middle and high school classes over the years, the program is now calledeXtend Homeschool Tutorial.While Kym earned an economics degree from the University of Maryland, she says her real education started when she became a homeschooler in 2004. For nine years, Kym and her children participated i...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 24, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
The teacher who changed my life through reading
It is near summer now as I write this brief narrative. This time of year, when I turn on my car radio, I sometimes hear various individuals talking about summer reading, past or present. These programs got me thinking about Percy Holmes, or the late Percy Holmes, an English teacher I had in the tenth
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The teacher who changed my life through reading originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Raymond Abbott Tags: Conditions Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Friday Feature: St. Patrick School
Colleen HroncichHappy St. Patrick ’s Day!It seemed fitting to highlight St. Patrick School today, but there are nearly 100 American schools named after the 5th century bishop who is the patron saint of Ireland. After a little digging, I foundSt. Patrick School in Carleton, Michigan, which stood out for having moved to a classical education model this year.The transition started several years ago, shortly after Carl Lenze became principal. The school, which has been in the rural community for 147 years, was struggling with enrollment. Officials in the archdiocese suggested they consider adopting a ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 17, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
Mindfulness. Is there an app for that?
TL:DR – The idea of an app for mindfulness is inherently contradictory, but they may have some use if used mindfully…
The notion of mindfulness is often discussed in light of an apparently epidemic of mental health crises, anxiety, depression, phobias, addictions, and other problems. It is considered a state of being where one is fully present in the moment and aware of one’s thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations. The aim of mindfulness is not to exclude external stimuli nor to ignore one’s memories and preclude predictions of the future, but rather to live in the moment, to try to feel satisfi...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - March 15, 2023 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Health and Medicine Psychology Source Type: blogs
Anatomical Sciences Education with Jason Organ | TAPP 134
In Episode 134,Jason Organ, the new Editor-in-Chief ofAnatomical Sciences Education (ASE). joins us for a chat about hisvision for this popular journal for anatomy and physiology faculty. Ranging from specific goals to general —and insightful—observations about teaching A&P,you ' ll want to listen in to this thought-provoking discussion.00:00 | Introduction00:54 | Introducing Jason Organ& ASE03:31 | Sponsored by AAA03:56 | A New Vision for ASE16:46 | Sponsored by HAPI17:24 | Humanity in Teaching Human A&P28:28 | Sponsored by HAPS28:58 | Who Reads ASE?35:42 | Staying Connected ★ If you ...
Source: The A and P Professor - March 9, 2023 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Brain-eating amoeba
TL:DR – The brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, does not eat brains but it can cause fatal brain swelling. Avoid it by only using sterile water for nasal irrigation and a noseclip when swimming in warm freshwater lakes.
Mrs Sciencebase was a yoga teacher for 20 years or thereabouts and one of the most peculiar aspects of that art was the use of the neti pot. A kind of jug with a long spout that allowed to pour a little water into your nostrils as part of a cleansing ritual. Technically known as nasal irrigation, but put simply it’s nothing more than pouring water into your nose.
It always struck me as a b...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - March 7, 2023 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Health and Medicine Source Type: blogs
The addictive quest for achievement and its dangerous consequences
An excerpt from Lean Out: A Professional Woman’s Guide to Finding Authentic Work-Life Balance. In the third grade, my teacher identified me as a high achiever. Aside from recognition, he “rewarded” me with the opportunity to write an extra report on a topic of my choosing every month. Being young and not having many commitments
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The addictive quest for achievement and its dangerous consequences originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Dawn Baker, MD Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Friday Feature: Hillsdale College K –12 Initiatives
Colleen HroncichWhen we first started homeschooling, one of the most amazing resources I found was a K –12 curriculum guide from Hillsdale Academy, a private classical Christian school owned and operated byHillsdale College. It provided book lists for each subject along with a detailed weekly plan to help you map out the year. It was designed for K –12 schools, but it was a helpful guide as we took our baby steps in homeschooling. And it was free, which was an added blessing. Little did I know at the time that Hillsdale would eventually become a leader in both public and privateK –1...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 3, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
Let ’ s Do Public Health Better
BY KIM BELLARD
Eric Reinhart, who describes himself as “a political anthropologist, psychoanalyst, and physician,” has had a busy month. He started with an essay in NEJM about “reconstructive justice,” then an op-ed in The New York Times on how our health care system is demoralizing the physicians who work in it, and then the two that caught my attention: companion pieces in The Nation and Stat News about reforming our public health “system” from a physician-driven one to a true community health one.
He’s preaching to my choir. I wrote almost five years ago: “We need to stop viewing public healt...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Dr. Reinhart gun violence Kim Bellard Opioid Addiction public health Source Type: blogs
Ray Bradbury and Roald Dahl
David BoazLast week it wasreported that the publishers of Roald Dahl ’s books have been quietly editing to make them presumably more acceptable to modern readers — or at least more acceptable to modern activists.To wit:In “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” for instance, Augustus Gloop is no longer “fat”; he’s “enormous.” And the Oompa Loompas aren’t “small men”; they’re “small people.” While Matilda once went to India with Rudyard Kipling, now she travels to California with John Steinbeck. In “Fantastic Mr. Fox, ” even the chickens’ feelings have been spared; they’re no longer called...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 27, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
Wearable Device Senses When Vocal Fatigue Sets in
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a wearable that can detect when someone is talking or singing, and tallies this information up to provide a warning when the wearer might be at risk of vocal fatigue. Overusing your voice in a short space of time can lead to vocal fatigue and even injury. This technology is useful for patients with vocal disorders, but also for people who rely on their voices a lot, such as singers, politicians, and teachers. The device communicates with a smartphone app to keep track of voice use. The researchers are also developing a system whereby a user can indicate in the app if th...
Source: Medgadget - February 27, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: ENT etc. Telemedicine northwestern Source Type: blogs
Mindi Fried on Teaching & Learning with Aphantasia | TAPP 133
In Episode 133,Dr. Mindi Fried joins us to discuss her experience ofaphantasia, the inability to picture thoughts and memories in themind ' s eye, and how that affects how sheteaches and learns anatomy and physiology. This is a chat that willincrease our awareness of the huge and sometimesinvisible diversity that exists among our students.00:00 | Introduction01:01 | What is Aphantasia?05:45 | Sponsored by AAA07:07 | Introducing Mindi Fried09:03 | Sponsored by HAPI09:48 | Mindi Friend on Aphantasia29:25 | Sponsored by HAPS30:20 | More with Mindi Fried46:19 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or act...
Source: The A and P Professor - February 24, 2023 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Assess your tech health in 2023: How screen use is affecting your life and ways to improve
My patient, a retired teacher, looked embarrassed as he said it. “I don’t have a smartphone. I don’t have a computer.” I had to check the readings — somehow, despite this lack of technology in his life, his heart rate was perfectly normal. His oxygen reading was also in the normal range. Skin color looked
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Assess your tech health in 2023: How screen use is affecting your life and ways to improve originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 18, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Anthony Fleg, MD Tags: Physician Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
105 Regret Quotes to Help You Let Go and Move on With Your Life
Regret can get you stuck in the past.
In a memory that you keep turning and turning in your head. Without being able to move on.
In today’s post I’d like to share the 105 of the most powerful regret quotes. To help you to let go of that dark and heavy cloud hanging over your head.
I hope these timeless thoughts will help you to create a better today and go forward towards a happier, lighter and more successful tomorrow.
And if you want even more timeless wisdom and motivation then check out this post with quotes on inner peace and this one filled with Wednesday motivation quotes.
Helpful Regret Quotes
“One of the gr...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - February 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
