There was a horrible bus accident here in the Atlanta area yesterday. An incompetent bus driver trainee who already had the parents and kids concerned, flipped a school bus yesterday. A teenager was crushed under it and died. Two other kids were badly injured.
As a homeschoolers, I want to think, "I am glad my kids don't ride school buses, so I don't have to worry about that". But I do. Anyone with a heart beating in their chest should be concerned about the clear callousness that allowed this tragedy to happen. The driver had hit a dog just that morning, a student reported. The dog wasn't even in the street.
This guy could not drive, yet he was handed the lives of our children, and a life was lost.
After wanting to know exactly why this guy was driving, I would love to ask why we still don't have sea tbelts on school buses.
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Using Elementary workbook pages for High School Students
Mrs. C has left a new comment on my post "Teach it Till They Learn It": in which I talked about my kids struggling with the Cells chapter in biology. She thought the lesson created for younger kids might be too simplistic but she was wrong. See here. http://www.ellenjmchenry.com/
While the chapter was on plant cells, and they are studying animal cells, so I will save it for later.
So let me explain why the worksheet sent from Mrs. C was soooo right.
Things are best explained on an elementary level. I have found over the years, when the kids don't get something at a sophisticated and advanced level, to head to the bookstore and pick up a children's picture book. Once the kids get the simplistic basics, you can them build on it. So I will be using this unit if necessary when we get to animal cells... so, Thanks Mrs. C.
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While the chapter was on plant cells, and they are studying animal cells, so I will save it for later.
So let me explain why the worksheet sent from Mrs. C was soooo right.
Things are best explained on an elementary level. I have found over the years, when the kids don't get something at a sophisticated and advanced level, to head to the bookstore and pick up a children's picture book. Once the kids get the simplistic basics, you can them build on it. So I will be using this unit if necessary when we get to animal cells... so, Thanks Mrs. C.
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Teach it Till They Learn It
When my kids and their cousins were babies, my father-n-law used to sit all the babies in a circle (aged newborn to about 10) and say the following.
"My Grandpa is the best Grandpa in the Whole Wide World". He would say this over and over for about 10 minutes. The older kids, the ones who could talk, would begin to repeat with him. "My Grandpa is the best Grandpa in the Whole Wide World". When he was happy with the chant (which is what it became), he would bow out of the room leaving the instructions: "Say it till you know it."
The kids are all teenagers and young adults today. If someone where to stand near them and say, "My Grandpa..." They would continue by saying "is the best Grandpa in the Whole Wide World". The programming is complete.
This week is the third attempt at testing my kids on The Cell, a biology unit. They have been completely frustrated from trying to learn all of the little parts and what they do. We did the curriculum unit week 1... they had learned 30% of it. Week 2, we reviewed the units using sparknotes.com, they had learned 60% of it. After another after a week of doing internet research and videos on the cell, are much closer to full understanding, but not quite there. They will do a 3D project next before moving on to the next unit.
This would never work in a classroom. They would have had to take a failure for the unit and move on.
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"My Grandpa is the best Grandpa in the Whole Wide World". He would say this over and over for about 10 minutes. The older kids, the ones who could talk, would begin to repeat with him. "My Grandpa is the best Grandpa in the Whole Wide World". When he was happy with the chant (which is what it became), he would bow out of the room leaving the instructions: "Say it till you know it."
The kids are all teenagers and young adults today. If someone where to stand near them and say, "My Grandpa..." They would continue by saying "is the best Grandpa in the Whole Wide World". The programming is complete.
This week is the third attempt at testing my kids on The Cell, a biology unit. They have been completely frustrated from trying to learn all of the little parts and what they do. We did the curriculum unit week 1... they had learned 30% of it. Week 2, we reviewed the units using sparknotes.com, they had learned 60% of it. After another after a week of doing internet research and videos on the cell, are much closer to full understanding, but not quite there. They will do a 3D project next before moving on to the next unit.
This would never work in a classroom. They would have had to take a failure for the unit and move on.
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First college application submitted
We have talked to a lot of admissions counselors, but done nothing on paper until today. We just submitted the SCAD application online... too bad the application fee waiver coupon they gave didn't work. No worries though, it was only $35.00.
SCAD strongly suggested my son apply NOW, almost 2 full years before he is to enroll... strange, but if that's what they want, that is what they get. We will be contacted by a dedicated admissions counselor soon to continue the process... this was just the initial form.
We also need to submit a special application in the spring for their Rising Stars program.
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SCAD strongly suggested my son apply NOW, almost 2 full years before he is to enroll... strange, but if that's what they want, that is what they get. We will be contacted by a dedicated admissions counselor soon to continue the process... this was just the initial form.
We also need to submit a special application in the spring for their Rising Stars program.
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12 grade year of homeschooling, Finishing Strong
We are almost done with my college prep series. There will still be a video on completing the transcript. Stay tuned... meanwhile, ...
