10.30.07
Posted in COLLEGE, The nuts and bolts of it at 8:52 am by Meg
I had some requests to see what I’m doing for Boy. I think I’ve stripped off any personal information, so I can post these.
The transcript: I had been pointed at this Word template a few years ago and even after looking further, it seems like the best general format for us. With some fiddling.
Many colleges ask homeschoolers for course descriptions as well as a transcript. The Indiana DOE has online documents that describe the courses they offer and it’s very, very helpful. With some fiddling.
Here’s what we’ll be submitting.
Edited later: There are still a lot of people coming by and checking this out. That’s great, I hope you find the info that you are looking for. It is now June and the year has ended. Boy’s final transcript is posted. You can also find information on our process by clicking on the category COLLEGE. Thanks for coming by.
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10.29.07
Posted in COLLEGE, Life, the Universe and All that Jazz at 1:09 am by Meg
Was easy.
Putting the Course Descriptions together is a royal pain in the butt. I understand the need, but gad! what drivel!
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10.28.07
Posted in Meme at 6:51 pm by Meg
First Jo sets up this exercise program where she works out based on the number of comments she gets on her blog. So, I decided to help her because she needs it for her health. Seemed simple to me…..
Now, she’s whining that I’m not being fair (because I’m encouraging people to go over there and comment) and so she sticks me with a meme.
NOT FAIR, NOT FAIR.
In fact, everyone should go over there and tell her that it’s not fair……heh, heh…..
Okay, the meme is
Blue Tea For Five and Me(me)
And it started by a lady who has a blog called Blue Tea.
According to the original poster, the rules for this meme are: “Devise a list of 5-10 courses you would take to fix your life. It’s more fun to be in classes with friends, so include one class from the person who tagged you that you’d also like to take. Tag five.”
Well, from Jo’s list I guess I’ll take 1. Ancient Religions 101 - I’ve always enjoyed Greek and Roman mythology and years ago I took a class about the beginnings of Judaism (because of the family connection). I just find the whole religious mind set interesting and enjoy finding our about people’s religions and when and where their organization started. (Just ask K.)
Class 2 is easy - Beginning Gardening for Idiots - My mom had a green thumb. My sisters can grow anything. L, in fact, was a subsistence farmer for many, many years living on a cash income of about 10K a year. For me, it goes in one ear and out the other. I can not retain anything. I have a couple of African Violets that only survive because they do not want attention. I have no idea of what to do with the gardens that came with this house and can barely stay on top of keeping the shrubs pruned - there’s always something better to do. I really need someone to take my hand and walk me through it slowly and repeat things often.
3. Voice lessons - I grew up taking piano lessons and singing with choirs, but I’ve never had voice lessons. I’d really enjoy them. I enjoy singing, but I have no confidence in my voice and it would be nice to make it stronger.
4. Carpentry and woodworking class - I’ve built things, some somewhat extensive. But everytime I’m just kind of learning as I go and juryrigging the tools and equipment that would make it easier. It would be nice to have an idea of what I’m doing and the “proper” way of doing it. Then I might be ready to actually ready to strip/rebuild/ and stain the set of antique bookcases that my family has had for years and year.
5. Cooking - I’m a fair cook. But I’m in such a rut on what I cook that I need a fun class to bounce me out of it and find some new things to cook. I’m bored with my normal day to day things.
6. is always a good number, so I’ll end with - Knitting - I can’t. My mom tried to teach me when I was a little younger than Girl and it didn’t stick. More and more I’m feeling like it’s something that I’d like to pick up, but finding the time to teach myself isn’t happening. A class would do the trick quite nicely.
Now who to tag:
Kim because I’m curious what she’ll pick.
Andrea because I’m sure she’ll have an interesting list.
Jane because we all need to find new things to learn for ourselves and she’s good at that.
FosterEema because sometimes when we are actively learning ourselves it makes it easier for the little people in our lives to see the value of it. (And FosterAbba is waaay to busy.)
And Contemplator because she’s actually in school herself, but what if she could pick the classes outside of making the choices her program wants her to take?
Now Jo? Watch out, because the gloves are off girl!
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Posted in Life, the Universe and All that Jazz at 9:44 am by Meg
Remember the issue that started with Bang at the beginning of the month?
Well, the woman did rejoin the list, but then announced to everyone that they were moving away in November and so they weren’t going to participate and would just focus on packing. And then dropped off.
Okay, case closed.
Then K pointed my attention to a local discussion list, where the woman is trying to trash the group. She didn’t get far, but I’m hating that someone looking on the list and wanting homeschool group information is now going to find this when they search:
So, that was wrong, but I guess talking about killing/slaughtering animals is ok… even though I disagreed and my children were upset by it that’s ok.
Then it’s ok to talk about lesbians and put them down and talking about some kind of tshirt or something… I stopped listening when I realized the conversation was negative…
And that is so NOT our group and it is also NOT ME!
What had happened is that the woman had wandered by while K and I were discussing this post of mine and had had no idea about what we were discussing.
GRRR….
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10.25.07
Posted in The nuts and bolts of it at 7:29 am by Meg
Now I don’t know these people - they are friends of some of the homeschoolers in our local group - but what they are getting ready to do next year sounds like a wonderful way to bring the world alive for their kids.
Here’s what my friend said:
I have a couple of friends who used to live around here, who now live in New Hampshire and they homeschool their four kids. They are getting ready to embark on a new adventure and they are hoping to share it with other homeschooling families.
It is called EdVenture and they’ll be taking a year to bicycle all throughout Europe and Northern Africa, sharing their experiences as they go, starting in May 2008. If you are interested, check out their web site at www.edventureproject.com.
And while I wouldn’t want to touch doing the trip by bicycle, I can freely say “I want to go along!“
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