Back when I started homeschooling, I looked around at nieces, nephews, and children of friends who were in school. From what I could tell, too many of them were failing or had fallen behind in school. I did not want to add to that statistic.
Today, I did a count of children in the family that are still in school. Out of 10 children, less than half are thriving, some of them barely. Still, homeschooling just seems crazy or is out of the question.
I just don't get it.
~The definition of insanity: Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
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The Jolie-Pitt's: How they homeschool
I recently mentioned that Brangelina and clan are homeschooling. The Pitt family have confirmed as much in a recent interview. Here's what is revealed about homeschooling according to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie:
1. They have no intention of sending the kids to school.
2. They have nannies and specialist teaches to do the work.
3. They live a nomadic, bohemian lifestyle which they feel is more educational than schools.
4. They feel that the current educational system does not match a modern way of life.
5. She likes the kids to get their schoolwork done so they can explore, play instruments, and read.
6. They use the international curriculum by the Lycee programme. (It is a dual language program and it is pretty expensive for most of us homeschoolers. They spend in one month per child what I spend in a year)
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1. They have no intention of sending the kids to school.
2. They have nannies and specialist teaches to do the work.
3. They live a nomadic, bohemian lifestyle which they feel is more educational than schools.
4. They feel that the current educational system does not match a modern way of life.
5. She likes the kids to get their schoolwork done so they can explore, play instruments, and read.
6. They use the international curriculum by the Lycee programme. (It is a dual language program and it is pretty expensive for most of us homeschoolers. They spend in one month per child what I spend in a year)
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Propaganda Vs. Reality
Just wanted to show off this video sent to me by a fellow homeschooler... gives a lot to think about.
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Atlanta Traffic Baffles me
I am sitting in a very cool coffee bar in Atlanta called Octane. It is near Atlantic station kind of in the warehouse district. I am here because my daughter has an internship nearby with Fabrefaction Theater doing costuming. In my mind, it doesn't make sense to drive down to Atlanta and back, and back again and then back home, when I always get more work done away from the distractions of my home.
Anyway, here's what baffles me. The kids have classes once or twice a week, about 40 minutes from our house, on the other side of our county. It can take an hour to get there is traffic is difficult, but usually 45 minutes will do. (all street traffic with lots of stop lights)
What I discovered (or rediscovered today) is that it only takes 30 minutes to get into Atlanta if it is timed right. Fortunately, my daughter's internship supervisor lives further northeast than we do, so she set times that made it super easy to avoid traffic. yay.
So all this time I have been whining and complaining about driving to Atlanta has just been noise. It the traffic didn't make me so tense and leave my neck in knots, I could spend more time in Atlanta. I know I am now open to finding more opportunities for my kids here.
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Anyway, here's what baffles me. The kids have classes once or twice a week, about 40 minutes from our house, on the other side of our county. It can take an hour to get there is traffic is difficult, but usually 45 minutes will do. (all street traffic with lots of stop lights)
What I discovered (or rediscovered today) is that it only takes 30 minutes to get into Atlanta if it is timed right. Fortunately, my daughter's internship supervisor lives further northeast than we do, so she set times that made it super easy to avoid traffic. yay.
So all this time I have been whining and complaining about driving to Atlanta has just been noise. It the traffic didn't make me so tense and leave my neck in knots, I could spend more time in Atlanta. I know I am now open to finding more opportunities for my kids here.
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Marcia Gay Harden on Homeschooling (video)
As she sees it:
Children learn more in their travels
We cram too much information into children
What about family time?
Not against public school, but is enjoying the homeschool experience
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Children learn more in their travels
We cram too much information into children
What about family time?
Not against public school, but is enjoying the homeschool experience
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Late night vlogarama
Decided to do a late night vlog while watching late night TV.
~about making videos and graduating homeschoolers.
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~about making videos and graduating homeschoolers.
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Dear Sarah Burge.... Really?
Dear Sarah Burge,
I just wanted to point out a few other things you could have done with the $10,000 voucher you just gave to your seven year old daughter for breast implants. By the way, this kind of superficiality is the kind of thing that makes me so glad that we homeschooled. I'd hate for my girl to be infected with this bug.
1. Start a college fund, so she can feel good about her mind and not worry so much about her body.
2. Buy her a treasury bond or put it in a high yield saving or stock account. Teach her how to invest and double her money. That way she will grow to be independently wealthy and not need to use her looks to make money.
3. Take her on a trip. Tour Europe, Italy, or Africa so she can expand her knowledge of the world. This will make her less superficial.
4. Donate the money to a charity in her name, or better yet, use the money to help her start a charity, so she will end up with a big heart instead of big boobs.
Get the point?
The only thing dumber than giving a 7 year old a voucher for a boob job is wasting good money on it. It would be better to invest in her future mind and heart. Not her future body.
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I just wanted to point out a few other things you could have done with the $10,000 voucher you just gave to your seven year old daughter for breast implants. By the way, this kind of superficiality is the kind of thing that makes me so glad that we homeschooled. I'd hate for my girl to be infected with this bug.
1. Start a college fund, so she can feel good about her mind and not worry so much about her body.
2. Buy her a treasury bond or put it in a high yield saving or stock account. Teach her how to invest and double her money. That way she will grow to be independently wealthy and not need to use her looks to make money.
3. Take her on a trip. Tour Europe, Italy, or Africa so she can expand her knowledge of the world. This will make her less superficial.
4. Donate the money to a charity in her name, or better yet, use the money to help her start a charity, so she will end up with a big heart instead of big boobs.
Get the point?
The only thing dumber than giving a 7 year old a voucher for a boob job is wasting good money on it. It would be better to invest in her future mind and heart. Not her future body.
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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, ...
