Want to know what we did last weekend? I’m going to be totally lazy and send you over here if you’d like to see.
The official 4th annual Not Back to School Days at Disneyland is set for Sept. 8-11, 2010 in Anaheim, California!
We would love to see you all this year – be sure to check out our new dedicated site for the event:
www.notbacktoschooldays.comLots of new Disney-led classes, tours, and new NBTSD activities have been added to help you really get the academic opportunities at the Disneyland Resort. And as always, our group park tickets are between 40-50% off the gate prices and come with educational classes taught right in the theme parks!
The most important things you can do to help:
SPREAD THE WORD – tell everyone you know about the trip, they can’t make a decision if they don’t have the information.
REGISTER QUICKLY – we expect that this year, even after adding new sessions, that the classes will fill up faster than before. Once a class is full, we cannot add you. Don’t miss out!This is a full conference, with added academic guidance, so registration is required to take any classes or tours.
Thanks and hope to see you!
Dianne McLean
fieldtrips@notbacktoschooldays.com
928-542-1387
I just ran across an article on MSNBC, Why American consumers can’t add. It’s worth a read. It certainly inspires me to make sure my kids are covering the bases of the basics.
Check this out:
*Only 42 percent were able to pick out two items on a menu, add them, and calculate a tip.
*Only 1 in 5 could reliably calculate mortgage interest.
*1 in 5 could not calculate weekly salary when told an hourly pay rate.
*Half of 17 year olds couldn’t do enough math to work in an auto plant, according to President’s National Mathematics Advisory Panel.
The author even touches on the education and requirements of teachers in the public school system:
*In 18 U.S. states, not even one elementary math class is required for certification.
*Some teaching colleges allow admittance as long as students have math skills equal to their future students — that is, as long as they could pass a 5th grade math test.
*It’s possible in some states to pass the teacher certification exam (Praxis) without answering a single math question correctly.
Interesting, yes?
Just in case your holiday home is lacking in calorie content, let me direct you again to the recipe for the best fudge ever.
I think as home educators we are constantly re-evaluating what works and what doesn’t. We’ve been struggling around here with a lack of “enoughness.” The kids feel like they’re not doing enough. They are asking for more from me in the way of guidance than they have in the past. And, in spite of all of the great stuff that’s going on, homeschooling has just been a little flat for us. What to do, what to do?
THEN I happened across this post by Miranda. Exactly!
Time for us to do a major revamp of what we’re doing to make sure that we’re moving forward instead of sideways.
You will either find this gruesome or you will appreciate the fact that Evan is combining history with his Lego passion. I give you the Salem Witch Trials in Lego form:
I woke up to find this little guy on my kitchen window, silhouetted in the breaking dawn.
Following the music workshop, there is always a community concert. We made the two hour drive (this is a BIG island) to pick Brad up and spent the day enjoying great music and reconnecting with friends.
