10:00 am:
3:00 pm:
The boys were thrilled to get a few runs down the backyard hill. But of course they were disappointed it didn't last longer. Poor school kids didn't get to enjoy it at all.
Today was spent at home. I love days at home. We need more of them. Time to be bored and find new things to do. You can't get bored enough in just a few hours every day. You need loooong stretches, and we don't get those often enough.
Today I utilized a Teaching Tolerance kit, which a fellow homeschooler lent me. I didn't utilize the whole kit; we just watched the video. The description from Amazon: "A Time For Justice is the story of the American civil rights movement as told by those who fought the battle for the right to vote during the 1950's and 1960's. It depicts the struggle through the experiences of its foot soldiers: the men and women who rode where they weren't supposed to ride; walked where weren't supposed to walk; sat where they were not supposed to sit. And who stood their ground until they won their freedom. A Time for Justice uses the first-hand testimony of participants and stunning archival footage to present a concise and compelling look at the grass-rots movement that sought to extend the fruits of democracy and basic human dignity to all of the nation's people."
I've been wanting to start talking about Martin Luther King Jr. with R, and then this fell in my lap. It was a very good documentary. The violence was a little upsetting, but it prompted a good conversation afterwards. We talked about people being treated differently because of the color of their skin. We talked about how peaceful resistance really can change things. We noticed that the black people never used violence, but continually had violence used against them. We also talked about how fear (ie the police in this video) can prompt people to be violent.
We talked about racial profiling (Islamists today) and about civil liberties. We discussed how some people still do not have them; the lack of gay rights in this country and our hope that the laws would soon be changed.
It's amazing that I decided R was ready to learn about the not-so-nicer aspects of life, and all this stuff drops in my lap. E did not appear to be interested in the video, but did participate in the conversation.
The video we watched today was a good introduction on the issue. I have also ordered a documentary on the life of MLK from Netflix. The boys were wondering why we celebrate him, and videos keep their attention longer than non-fiction books. We can only skim the surface with the books before they want to move on to other things.
Yesterday the boys had a fabulous time with their friends B and S. They hadn't had a playdate with them in months, and were thrilled that their mom agreed to let them come over for a couple of hours before they all took Craft and Swim together. After Craft and Swim I dropped their friends off at home and we all visited at their house for another hour or so. A very, very good day.
R just called me upstairs - 8:30 pm - and asked me to take a photo of this:
Only good things can happen when Klutz teams up with Lego. That Santa is a cool guy.
Today was spent at home. I love days at home. We need more of them. Time to be bored and find new things to do. You can't get bored enough in just a few hours every day. You need loooong stretches, and we don't get those often enough.
Today I utilized a Teaching Tolerance kit, which a fellow homeschooler lent me. I didn't utilize the whole kit; we just watched the video. The description from Amazon: "A Time For Justice is the story of the American civil rights movement as told by those who fought the battle for the right to vote during the 1950's and 1960's. It depicts the struggle through the experiences of its foot soldiers: the men and women who rode where they weren't supposed to ride; walked where weren't supposed to walk; sat where they were not supposed to sit. And who stood their ground until they won their freedom. A Time for Justice uses the first-hand testimony of participants and stunning archival footage to present a concise and compelling look at the grass-rots movement that sought to extend the fruits of democracy and basic human dignity to all of the nation's people."
I've been wanting to start talking about Martin Luther King Jr. with R, and then this fell in my lap. It was a very good documentary. The violence was a little upsetting, but it prompted a good conversation afterwards. We talked about people being treated differently because of the color of their skin. We talked about how peaceful resistance really can change things. We noticed that the black people never used violence, but continually had violence used against them. We also talked about how fear (ie the police in this video) can prompt people to be violent.
We talked about racial profiling (Islamists today) and about civil liberties. We discussed how some people still do not have them; the lack of gay rights in this country and our hope that the laws would soon be changed.
It's amazing that I decided R was ready to learn about the not-so-nicer aspects of life, and all this stuff drops in my lap. E did not appear to be interested in the video, but did participate in the conversation.
The video we watched today was a good introduction on the issue. I have also ordered a documentary on the life of MLK from Netflix. The boys were wondering why we celebrate him, and videos keep their attention longer than non-fiction books. We can only skim the surface with the books before they want to move on to other things.
Yesterday the boys had a fabulous time with their friends B and S. They hadn't had a playdate with them in months, and were thrilled that their mom agreed to let them come over for a couple of hours before they all took Craft and Swim together. After Craft and Swim I dropped their friends off at home and we all visited at their house for another hour or so. A very, very good day.
R just called me upstairs - 8:30 pm - and asked me to take a photo of this:
Only good things can happen when Klutz teams up with Lego. That Santa is a cool guy.
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