Sir Ken Robinson follows up his 2006 talk....

This is a must-see for parents, whether they homeschool or not.

http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html

Busy, busy, busy

I have a list of things to do a mile long.

I need to prioritize, LOL.

My son is still fighting reading. He still pretends to read, still has a great interest in books and being read to, but isn't big on the effort required to figure it all out.

My daughter on the other hand finished all her 3rd grade curriculum books already. Sigh. I should have known that would happen.

The dove either evicted one of her chicks yesterday or he fell out. Either way he was on the ground and we're giving him a big berth so he won't feel compelled to run into the yard next door (dogs) and today my daughter chased a cat out of the yard. Can't have a cat back there right now.

The Eggs Hatched

The dove in the tree on the side of the house has chicks now. Not sure when they hatched (there are 2) but they must grow FAST!

Wordless Wednesday

A Call to Arms

I've been reading a great deal lately about public school lunches and the push to improve them. I graduated in 1983, a great deal of things have changed since then (and believe me, I'm not saying that "then" school lunches were wonderful, fresh, nutritious meals - I don't think the concept of salad bars in schools had even been thought of yet - but they were tolerable, and I had the option of taking something from home if the offered menu wasn't tasty). I wish I'd known then what I know now, in more ways than one.

I see what's documented on this blog:

http://fedupwithschoollunch.blogspot.com/

and I'm floored. Those poor kids!

Then today there was this article:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36664612/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition

that taught me a great deal. I didn't know that school lunches originated because new military recruits were undernourished and the military encouraged the government to solve the problem. Now it appears the kids are overnourished - fat. And in all likelihood on their way to conditions brought on by obesity that will further tax the health care system (doesn't matter which one, Obamacare or whatever).

My kids are homeschooled, so obviously none of this "directly" affects me, or them. But MY kids aren't the only kids I care about. Not all families have the option of homeschooling or even of sending their kids to school with a healthy alternative to the school's lunch packed and carried along with them. The more I read, the more upset I am. How are today's kids supposed to learn when their bodies are fueled by this junk?

The Books Are Here!

The books for the next school year are already here. Not the DVDs, just the books. In the wee small hours of the morning I was checking the content of 4 big boxes against the packing list... and I had to skim through some of the books. Our daughter is going to LOVE this year! It's the first "real" study of geography, and she loves maps.

They saw the boxes, of course, and want to start NOW.

She's already finished 2 of the readers. The rest I hid, LOL.

Our son is still wishy-washy on the whole education thing, but it'll come. It has to, at least by August!

Our Little Helper

Needs to wear his gardening gloves, LOL.

Have a blessed weekend. : )