It's pure fact....Connor loves science. So do the rest of us, it's just that his love of it goes a little deeper.
At the first of the year we spent a month or so learning about the different systems of our bodies. I helped them do this experiment about our five sense. They had to identify similar yet different (sugar/salt, peeled apple/potato, canned chicken/tuna) items using only one sense, say, taste with out sight or smell. Could they do it? ....we were trying to see how all our senses work together; that our ability to taste depends upon our nose to work better (which is why when you have a cold nothing really tastes all that great).
While the kids did their own studies of other systems I was busy reacquainting myself with a baby's digestive tract....how can a little body produce that much poop anyhow?
Ryan is busy with a science curriculum that is geared for high school age kids. He's not thrilled with doing experiment so Connor joins him (and learns alot) and Ryan has more fun doing his projects. Ryan and Connor tell me this experiment was about DNA extraction, only it didn't work out so well this time.
Mmmmmm any one want some soapy onions?
Anyhow, I've decided to follow the 'Thomas Jefferson Education' by Oliver DeMille,theory a bit more, embrace John Holt's thoughts and let education be child driven. I can tell when Connor gets bored with something he gets more lackadaisical--or, well spacey for a lack of a better word. (He usually gets this way when he's not challenged enough) He's been getting that way with our current biology studies lately. I asked him if he wanted to start the same book curriculum that Ryan was doing, (the book geared for his comprehension level) "Yes!!!!" he gleefully exclaims. (Apologia-Exploring Creation) He's enjoying the vocabulary words, study guide questions, tests and most definitely LAB experiments! I love how he comes and talks with me about what he's reading and learning--he loves how he's being more challenged. I love that I don't have to remind or conjoul him to do science anymore. Yeah! This is a win-win situation
While the kids did their own studies of other systems I was busy reacquainting myself with a baby's digestive tract....how can a little body produce that much poop anyhow?
Ryan is busy with a science curriculum that is geared for high school age kids. He's not thrilled with doing experiment so Connor joins him (and learns alot) and Ryan has more fun doing his projects. Ryan and Connor tell me this experiment was about DNA extraction, only it didn't work out so well this time.
Mmmmmm any one want some soapy onions?
Anyhow, I've decided to follow the 'Thomas Jefferson Education' by Oliver DeMille,theory a bit more, embrace John Holt's thoughts and let education be child driven. I can tell when Connor gets bored with something he gets more lackadaisical--or, well spacey for a lack of a better word. (He usually gets this way when he's not challenged enough) He's been getting that way with our current biology studies lately. I asked him if he wanted to start the same book curriculum that Ryan was doing, (the book geared for his comprehension level) "Yes!!!!" he gleefully exclaims. (Apologia-Exploring Creation) He's enjoying the vocabulary words, study guide questions, tests and most definitely LAB experiments! I love how he comes and talks with me about what he's reading and learning--he loves how he's being more challenged. I love that I don't have to remind or conjoul him to do science anymore. Yeah! This is a win-win situation
Yeah, for Oliver DeMille, John Holt and Connor!
So awesome!!
ReplyDeleteI should eat soapy onions...that may help me eat less...
That's awesome that he's so pumped about science. Science was always my favorite subject too. You guys always have so much fun, or at least that's what the pictures are telling me. ;)
ReplyDeleteTiffany- Yeah, we really do have fun. lately though, I'm only envolved enough to take pictures once things settle down I'll get more envolved with this again. What's really fun is that I actually learn what I was suppose to learn 20 years ago.
ReplyDeleteLauren--Maybe I'll try to soapy onion diet too...then again, maybe not :)