I'S SMART
A few weeks ago I took my first foray into the world of eBay by bidding on a curriculum I'd been researching--read, drooling over--since my kids were barely out of diapers. It's called Tapestry of Grace, and it's really geared toward kids at the Dialectic or Rhetoric stage (much older than my tots, LOL!) but I simply had to have it. Besides History, it encompasses all the Humanities and has fantastic teacher notes and projects for the kids. There's a buffet of activities and learning opportunities, even for kids in the Grammar stage. But here's the best part:
I get to self-educate on all the cool stuff I missed during my own school years!
OK, I know I sound like a nerd, and maybe I am at heart. After all, what kind of person gets so giddy about pouring over history books and the great works of literature she missed before? And the thing of it is, I won't really get to "use" said knowledge with my kidlets until they go through the curriculum the 2nd and 3rd time. (Right now they get to color maps and do word searches and do crafts, LOL!)
Can I please get a show of hands from fellow nerds--er, self-educating types? Do you ever learn stuff outside of your primary area of interest (meaning, besides craft books) just for the sake of learning? Do you feel it's important to continue learning even though you never plan to go back to school, or learn without a goal?
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OOO OOOO Meee! Mee! Meeeee!
:D I'm such a learning nerd.
My husband once reminded me that college was not a career. :D
Sad, too, because I LOVE taking classes and learning new stuff.
Truthfully, I think our education system is a bit backwards. After high school, kids should go to work for 20 yrs or so. When they turn 40 or so, that's when a college education should begin. By then, you really want to learn stuff, and appreciate the hard work and cash to get there. JMNSHO (-;
I kind of agree with CJ about people waiting to go off to university - maybe not everyone, but a lot. I obtained my BA in 2006, 20 years AFTER I graduated high school (I took a couple of courses after high school, but then worked for about 12 years before university). I worked for a year and then went and got my B.Ed. (waiting/looking for a job as a teacher now). I certainly wasn't ready for university right after high school! And, I think I appreciated it more, and worked harder than I would have right out of high school.
It's too bad college isn't a career, Erica--you and I could be coworkers ;)
CJ, I agree that a college education would be better spent on grownups who appreciate the true value. When I was in school I didn't squeeze even half the information and knowledge out of my classes that I could have/should have.
Shelley--that's so super cool that you stuck with it and accomplished your dream!
Oh, yes, me, too. I love being a homeschooler as I learn as much as the kids.
I will be curious to hear what you think of Tapestry of Grace. It sounds wonderful and I was thinking of using it for my daughter (5 1/2) next year. This year we are using Sonlight, another fantastic program.
I'm not that person that generally pushes the bar to learn much more beyond the things that interest me. Ack! I know- that's bad.
But, with regard to writing, I will never grow tired of polishing my craft!
Yep, that would be me. I hope I live long enough to learn Spanish, increase my vocabulary tenfold (at least), get beyond elementary piano playing, read all the classics in my house, blah, blah, blah. lol
Julia--I am certain I will blog on ToG at some point. Though we are only in our second week, we are all loving it! I've also heard great things about Sonlight.
LOL, Tamika, gotta love your honesty! I adore a good craft book too.
Anita, I would love to brush up on piano too and learn multiple languages. So many things to learn, and only one lifetime!
I thought about Tapestry of Faith, but had so many other great history/lit curriculum and forced myself not to but it! I am a history nerd and usually spend months on a unit that should take weeks. Like Egypt, which spun two novel ideas! So it pays to be nutty. Now that my kiddos are in school full time I'm disappointed with my 5th grader's history. All they do is MEMORIZE facts! I'm making my son sit through a documentary/reenactment of the French and Indian War, Watch Liberty's Kids and we'll probably do some additional "work" about the Revolution. That's one of the other units I became so obsessed with we never quite made it to the Civil War! What was the question...yes, I seem to eat up the history lessons for some reason!!
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