Comments on: Part 1: Our Vacation is a School Trip – Science Classes http://www.homeschoolbytes.com/homeschool-curriculum/science-curriculum/part-1-our-vacation-is-a-school-trip-science-classes/ Homeschool Tips and Resources - All in one place Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:28:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Part 3: Our Vacation is a School Trip - Gym Classes http://www.homeschoolbytes.com/homeschool-curriculum/science-curriculum/part-1-our-vacation-is-a-school-trip-science-classes/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Part 3: Our Vacation is a School Trip - Gym Classes Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:02:11 +0000 http://www.homeschoolbytes.com/?p=237#comment-48 [...] Part 1: Our Vacation is a School Trip - Science Classes [...] [...] Part 1: Our Vacation is a School Trip – Science Classes [...]

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]]> By: Misty http://www.homeschoolbytes.com/homeschool-curriculum/science-curriculum/part-1-our-vacation-is-a-school-trip-science-classes/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Misty Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:14:52 +0000 http://www.homeschoolbytes.com/?p=237#comment-37 Thanks for the fun comments, gals! Life is an education, isn't it? And Gail, isn't it funny how our kids end up taking their own directions in life? Though homeschooling can have it's difficult days, I would never give up sharing each day with my kids and seeing the world through their eyes. What a blessing! Thanks for the fun comments, gals! Life is an education, isn’t it?

And Gail, isn’t it funny how our kids end up taking their own directions in life? Though homeschooling can have it’s difficult days, I would never give up sharing each day with my kids and seeing the world through their eyes. What a blessing!

]]> By: Gail http://www.homeschoolbytes.com/homeschool-curriculum/science-curriculum/part-1-our-vacation-is-a-school-trip-science-classes/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Gail Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:51:37 +0000 http://www.homeschoolbytes.com/?p=237#comment-36 Oh, I so agree, we don't have "vacations" we just have learning experiences. I can really understand how "unschoolers" say that just apprenticing to Mom & Dad prepares a child for life. On the otherhand, my 15 year old is taking a full heavy academic college schedule with A average. I still try to keep involved, but her path is different than mine was and she is excited by science and math beyond my college experience. (Who'd a thunk my little social butterfly would be so verbal about balancing mole equations!) When we visit my Mom, she learns about family history, her cultural history, art, music, fabrics and more, not to mention care and compassion for octogenarians. When she visits her other grandmother she learns her other cultural history, dance, music, farming, animal husbandry, findins of field and stream. Her Dad & I enjoy historical buildings so she thinks Williamsburg is a great place and that anyone who wants can listen to Thomas Jefferson's ideas, Martha (I'm called Dolly) Washington missing her husband. As a future engineer she marvels about 18th century building air conditioning. As an animal lover she enjoys the company of horses and stares intently at the demonstration on the oxen team. Demonstrating her strength and determination by carrying a yoke of water buckets. And so very much more. But we find just as many marvels at and around home. God golly, I'd better stop! (Good thing you didn't mention "socialization" I'd still be going on next Wednesday hahahah.) Oh, I so agree, we don’t have “vacations” we just have learning experiences. I can really understand how “unschoolers” say that just apprenticing to Mom & Dad prepares a child for life. On the otherhand, my 15 year old is taking a full heavy academic college schedule with A average. I still try to keep involved, but her path is different than mine was and she is excited by science and math beyond my college experience. (Who’d a thunk my little social butterfly would be so verbal about balancing mole equations!)
When we visit my Mom, she learns about family history, her cultural history, art, music, fabrics and more, not to mention care and compassion for octogenarians. When she visits her other grandmother she learns her other cultural history, dance, music, farming, animal husbandry, findins of field and stream.
Her Dad & I enjoy historical buildings so she thinks Williamsburg is a great place and that anyone who wants can listen to Thomas Jefferson’s ideas, Martha (I’m called Dolly) Washington missing her husband. As a future engineer she marvels about 18th century building air conditioning. As an animal lover she enjoys the company of horses and stares intently at the demonstration on the oxen team. Demonstrating her strength and determination by carrying a yoke of water buckets. And so very much more.
But we find just as many marvels at and around home.
God golly, I’d better stop! (Good thing you didn’t mention “socialization” I’d still be going on next Wednesday hahahah.)

]]> By: Kim http://www.homeschoolbytes.com/homeschool-curriculum/science-curriculum/part-1-our-vacation-is-a-school-trip-science-classes/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Kim Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:33:33 +0000 http://www.homeschoolbytes.com/?p=237#comment-35 I loved the way you took an awesome week with their favorite aunt and turned it into education! You rock mommy! I loved the way you took an awesome week with their favorite aunt and turned it into education! You rock mommy!

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