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Monday, October 29, 2007

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The field trip to the museum of Art and Craft was great. The kids made an animal out of polymer clay, wood, fabric, ribbons, wire, etc. A good time was had by all, I think. My youngest son who hasn't been in a classroom situation had a slight problem with the teacher telling him what to do at first, but we had a little talk and he decided to listen to her. Funny how that works. I can't share pictures of the creations right now because my camera is not working. I might see if I can get my husband to take some pictures with his camera so I can post them.

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Anonymous said...: Where is the Museum of Art and Craft? I know we live in the same general vicinity and this sounds right up my son's alley. Thanks, jennybell; 8:10 PM
Fatcat said...: It's in downtown Louisville, right next to the Louisville Science Center on main street.

They're having a free workshop on January 3rd. They also have art camps for kids and all kinds of stuff.
www.kentuckyarts.org; 8:26 PM
Anonymous said...: Hi Pauline,
I am home and have some Civil War books to list for you. I bought all of the books, and if you can't find them, I will mail them to you for you to use. I would like them back.

"behind rebel lines" by Seymour Reit - The Incredible Sotry of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy It is absolutely fabulous!!

"Shades of Gray" by Carolyn Reeder another great book.

"Blue and Gray" Martin F. Graham awesome pictures, information. I love it.

A Library of Congress book "Civil War" by Martin W. Sandler Great photos, painting and information.

"The Civil War Chronicle" William C Davis - has the best time lines, great photos and a ton of information.

Trina read "Red Badge of Courage" Stephen Crane. She didn't like it and I haven't read it yet.

I am serious if you want to borrow them I will send them to you.

I hope this helps!!
Bunny; 10:20 PM
Fatcat said...: Thanks Bunny! I'll see which ones our library has first.; 7:31 AM

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Homeschooling Advice.

1. Try it. You might enjoy it. It might change your life. It might not be your thing, but you won't know if you don't ever try.

2. Find out what your state (or country) requires, the bare minimum. Do this and then with the rest of it, have fun with it. It doesn't have to be all serious and it doesn't have to look like the inside of a classroom. You're at home. Relax. Play. Read. Learn together. Enjoy your kids. They grow up way too fast.

3. Don't let a written curriculum boss you around. If it works, great. If it's not working for you, throw it out. If only parts of it work, use those and throw the rest out. It's not the boss of you. When shopping for curriculum, read reviews. Try to go somewhere where you can actually hold the book in your hands and look through it. Print out a sample day or week and try and implement it or borrow it before buying. It's kind of hit and miss buying books without being able to see them.

4. Find a homeschool support group. Or two. If you can't find one in real life, find one online. Get support where ever you can.

5. Make a mess now and then. Go outside and put some mentos in coke. Make alka-seltzer rockets. Make some great art. Make a timeline and a map. Grow some borax crystals. Use levers to lift things. Make a trebuchet out of whatever you can find around the house.

6. Go on as many field trips as you can.

The point of this blog.

"there is a theme, if you read, you'll get a growing conviction that homeschooling is a lifestyle that is worthwhile, that it is extremely good for kids and families, that it promotes bonding, is a personalized education that is superior to what you can get anywhere else for your kids, is fun and can be done even if you have a 400 track mind, no math skills (thankfully my husband does though), through working, job changes, bad hair days, home remodeling, deaths, illness, surgery, broken bones and various other things and it actually makes dealing with these things easier, not harder, than it was when we were in the public schools, because homeschooling is so incredibly flexible. That's the point I've been trying to make for the last 5 years or so."

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