the never ending disruptions
It seems medical issues are going to be a constant disruption to our days at least for a little while longer. It helps me then to put down on paper what we have done to reassure myself. So what has gone on here in the last few weeks? Well more than I think. Again our life style just seems to lend itself to learning especially when two older sisters are in high school and college and share what they are learning. Much discussion goes on in our house! Here's a little of what we have been doing:
- Josh finished My Side of the Mountain on his own and then proceeded to read the sequel The Far Side of the Mountain. He started the third in the series, Frightful's Mountain, but didn't enjoy it so put it down before finishing.
- We read Where the Red Fern Grows together in anticipation of a book club gathering. We then watched the movie on DVD and also found and watched Where the Red Fern Grows II on DVD.
- We have continued reading our Math books The Number Devil and Life by the Numbers.
- We read E.Nesbit's and Lambs' translations of Macbeth in anticipation of going to his older sister's high school performance of this play. We also read passages directly from the play so as to be familiar with the language we would be hearing. We have studied Shakespeare before so this wasn't really something new for him. The play was fantastic and those kids did a magnificent job. The Bard would have been proud of them!
- We have continued reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
- We have been birding many times of course :)
- We have taken nature walks and made entries in our journals.
- We have studied the statue of David and read more from our book Michelangelo by Diane Stanley.
- We are still reading poetry of Robert Frost.
- We continue to watch educational shows for fun - Just last week we watched an interesting show called The Last Mission on the History Channel. It had to do with the end of WWII and I learned a few things I never knew.
- We've discussed things we have read or heard about such as the proposed changing of the Endangered Species Act (there was a segment on NPR and this is something Joshua is very passionate about - nature and the environment)
- Josh continues to read ALL the time on his own ie Hardy Boys, bird books and guides etc.
- ice hockey season has started again finally! and so there are many checks on the NHL website for stats and such and much watching of games etc. :)
- and MANY various other assorted things that we do jsut because we call it "living".
I am still trying to concentrate on one field of study each day (along with math, writing, etc daily).
I have been looking into the education practice known as the Thomas Jefferson Education and I am very intrigued. This educational philosophy is proposed by Oliver DeMille, president and founder of Geroge Wythe College. Here is a blurb from their website that helps to define it:
"Today's political, economic, and social challenges are no less daunting than those of past generations. Governments, businesses, schools, churches and other institutions worldwide need men and women of high moral character, sound intellectual understanding, and principled action to lead the way. But where will these statesmen be found?
George Wythe College stands on the belief that Statesmanship is the product of a particular educational system, known to the great leaders of the past, but lost to modern academia. It is a principle-centered process grounded in the belief in God and immutable moral law, framed on the classics of literature, history, science , the arts, and philosophy, and crowned in the discipline of real-world application under the guidance of a committed and caring mentor."
Here's a link to their website to check it out:
http://www.gwc.edu
This philospohy goes along well with some of Charlotte Mason's ideas and is accessible for homeschoolers to easily put into practice. It has me researching the education of the Founding Fathers and I also found an interesting book at the library, "Taught to Lead, The Education of the Presidents of the United States" with Fred L. Israel - General Editor.
Well I best get back to real life skills such as laundry and dishes :)
- Josh finished My Side of the Mountain on his own and then proceeded to read the sequel The Far Side of the Mountain. He started the third in the series, Frightful's Mountain, but didn't enjoy it so put it down before finishing.
- We read Where the Red Fern Grows together in anticipation of a book club gathering. We then watched the movie on DVD and also found and watched Where the Red Fern Grows II on DVD.
- We have continued reading our Math books The Number Devil and Life by the Numbers.
- We read E.Nesbit's and Lambs' translations of Macbeth in anticipation of going to his older sister's high school performance of this play. We also read passages directly from the play so as to be familiar with the language we would be hearing. We have studied Shakespeare before so this wasn't really something new for him. The play was fantastic and those kids did a magnificent job. The Bard would have been proud of them!
- We have continued reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
- We have been birding many times of course :)
- We have taken nature walks and made entries in our journals.
- We have studied the statue of David and read more from our book Michelangelo by Diane Stanley.
- We are still reading poetry of Robert Frost.
- We continue to watch educational shows for fun - Just last week we watched an interesting show called The Last Mission on the History Channel. It had to do with the end of WWII and I learned a few things I never knew.
- We've discussed things we have read or heard about such as the proposed changing of the Endangered Species Act (there was a segment on NPR and this is something Joshua is very passionate about - nature and the environment)
- Josh continues to read ALL the time on his own ie Hardy Boys, bird books and guides etc.
- ice hockey season has started again finally! and so there are many checks on the NHL website for stats and such and much watching of games etc. :)
- and MANY various other assorted things that we do jsut because we call it "living".
I am still trying to concentrate on one field of study each day (along with math, writing, etc daily).
I have been looking into the education practice known as the Thomas Jefferson Education and I am very intrigued. This educational philosophy is proposed by Oliver DeMille, president and founder of Geroge Wythe College. Here is a blurb from their website that helps to define it:
"Today's political, economic, and social challenges are no less daunting than those of past generations. Governments, businesses, schools, churches and other institutions worldwide need men and women of high moral character, sound intellectual understanding, and principled action to lead the way. But where will these statesmen be found?
George Wythe College stands on the belief that Statesmanship is the product of a particular educational system, known to the great leaders of the past, but lost to modern academia. It is a principle-centered process grounded in the belief in God and immutable moral law, framed on the classics of literature, history, science , the arts, and philosophy, and crowned in the discipline of real-world application under the guidance of a committed and caring mentor."
Here's a link to their website to check it out:
http://www.gwc.edu
This philospohy goes along well with some of Charlotte Mason's ideas and is accessible for homeschoolers to easily put into practice. It has me researching the education of the Founding Fathers and I also found an interesting book at the library, "Taught to Lead, The Education of the Presidents of the United States" with Fred L. Israel - General Editor.
Well I best get back to real life skills such as laundry and dishes :)
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