SCHOLA: ILL Wrap-up -- April

Monday, April 30, 2007

ILL Wrap-up -- April

HISTORY

Discuss the classical roots and longevity of bodily function humor

SCIENCE

Conduct experiment on which weighs more, 500g of popcorn or 500g of chocolate

Observe cycles in nature: Seasons, water cycle, and mom's craving for chocolate

Discuss chemistry of bird poop and observe its rapid destructive effect on painted surface of vehicle

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Wash car

LANGUAGE ARTS

Debate whether "basturb" is actually a word

Discuss colloquial usage and context of vulgarities in polite society

Write apology letter

Demonstrate phonetic spelling may not convey the proper meaning i.e. "I am sore Mom" versus "I am sorry Mom"

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SCHOLA 101

schol' a: 1) An intermission of work, leisure for learning, learned conversation, debate, disputation, lecture, dissertation. 2) A meeting place for teachers and pupils, place for instruction, place of learning, school. 3) The disciples of a teacher, body of followers, school, sect. 4) An acronym for my tortuous blog title "Secular Classical Homeschoolers' Odyssean Learning Adventure." 5) How my Boston cousins pronounce "scholar." 6) Someone who studies at 10 o'clock for a dilla or a dolla.

These are the blatherings of an introverted, autodidactic, champion of The Enlightenment raising three daughters. At one time or another we have homeschooled, public-schooled, Catholic-schooled, cyber-schooled, unschooled, and even threatened boarding school. We have been inspired variously by The Well-Trained Mind, A Thomas Jefferson Education, and Climbing Parnassus, tempered by the writings and wisdom of Charlotte Mason, John Holt, Benjamin Franklin and Michel de Montaigne.

I try not to get wrapped up in labels, but we are secular and we are classical-ish.

We travel. A lot. Sometimes to the other side of the state and sometimes to the other side of the planet. Join us on our journey as we search for our home, navigate the waters of self-education, lounge with the lotus-eaters, and bash a Cyclops or two.