Linda's Homeschool WebLog
Saturday, September 27, 2003
I found the following passage while reading East of Eden last night, and it says so much to me about why I homeschool:
"And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about. I can understand why a system built on a pattern must try to destroy the free mind, for that is one thing which can by inspection destroy such a system. Surely I can understand this, and I hate it and I will fight against it to preserve the one thing that separates us from the uncreative beasts."
- John Steinbeck, East of Eden, page 132
Thursday, September 25, 2003
Aaron says math is his favorite subject! Cimmie says history is hers because she finds out how things happened. Aaron likes to watch the History Channel. Sometimes he tells me about the shows he's seen.
We finished reading The Magician's Nephew and are starting the second book in the series:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia #2)
By C.S. Lewis
We just read chapter one tonight, so I couldn't tell you much about it other than that we're sure to like it. I know that because we loved the first book in the series. Every time I picked it up I could see Aaron's face light up. He was always ready for another chapter.
After we got done reading The Magician's Nephew we read lots of reviews of the book on the web, to get an idea of other people's reactions and compare with our own thoughts. One thing we read a lot was that The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is much, much better.
Aaron and I are also listening to Dracula on audio tape:
Dracula
By Bram Stoker
Very goth! I'd have Cimmie listen in too, but she's more likely to take fright from it. Too bad - she's the one who wants to be goth... black fingernail polish and all.
We finished reading The Magician's Nephew and are starting the second book in the series:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia #2)
By C.S. Lewis
We just read chapter one tonight, so I couldn't tell you much about it other than that we're sure to like it. I know that because we loved the first book in the series. Every time I picked it up I could see Aaron's face light up. He was always ready for another chapter.
After we got done reading The Magician's Nephew we read lots of reviews of the book on the web, to get an idea of other people's reactions and compare with our own thoughts. One thing we read a lot was that The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is much, much better.
Aaron and I are also listening to Dracula on audio tape:
Dracula
By Bram Stoker
Very goth! I'd have Cimmie listen in too, but she's more likely to take fright from it. Too bad - she's the one who wants to be goth... black fingernail polish and all.
