Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Homeschooling in bed

There are parts of homeschooling that are infinitely easier than teaching in a public school.

This morning we snuggled in my bed, in our pajamas, and I finished reading the Ancient Greece book I started last night snuggling in her bed. We discussed Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates (disabusing her of the idea that it is pronounced sew-crats.) We linked Alexander the Great's expansion to the Greek Pharaohs, all named Ptolemy, that ruled Egypt for the last 8 generations before they fell to Rome.

No tests. No homework. No memorization of dates. No creating song and dance lesson plans. No grading. No "authentic assessment." No GLAD units. Just reading a book together and discussing it.

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