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08/24/2005 Archived Entry: "coolness"

You know what I think is cool about my kid? The big one, I mean. She reads Magic Treehouse books which are beneath her in reading ability, evidenced by the fact that she reads them in less than an hour, but they are right on target to appeal to her adventurous self. Some of the books are based on events in history, such as one is about the Civil War. When she re-read that one the other day, she created a battlefield in her room with all the "soldiers," who bore a striking resemblance to Barbie's former boyfriend Ken, laid out on the floor while she dressed in a long skirt and apron to be a nurse. On top of that, she likes the research guides that are not stories at all, but instead a way for the reader to learn more about certain things. What does she do when she reads them? Why, she takes notes in a notebook/journal so that she can remember things. I love that she is constantly learning, not because someone dictates she must, but simply because she gets a great joy out of learning something new. This is as it should be and a huge chunk of the reason why we homeschool. I will consider our homeschooling journey a complete success if I succeed in never killing her enthusiasm for learning.

Posted by Suzanne @ 08/26/2005 05:39 AM PST