One of the wonderful things about home schooling is
witnessing your children bloom, developing critical thinking and communication
skills, and a love for learning under your own gentle guidance, as demonstrated
by 11-year old Jack’s latest foray into writing:
I Hate Writing
Paragraphs
I hate writing paragraphs because I have to do it every day,
but not Saturday and Sunday. I am not
saying I want to do it on those days, just that it is not always everyday. Another reason I hate writing paragraphs is I
am told to think about why I like something, like swimming or a book, and I
normally don’t think of why I like them. The third reason why I don’t like
writing paragraphs is I have to write it down and then type it. Another reason is that Mom gets agervated when I can’t come up with an
idea. Finally, writing paragraphs takes a long time so all in all, paragraphs
are not fun to write.
Aaannnnd
…. my work as a teacher is done.
I’m
reminded of a story my sister told me of a young woman who gave her daughter $2 to
buy an ice cream cone at McDonalds. When
informed of the cost ($1.15), the little girl said, “I haven’t got that,” and
returned to her mother, money in hand.
“You get back up there!” Her mother said, mortified, “And for heaven’s
sake, don’t tell them you’re home schooled!”
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| Jack and a good book |
