I know the jury is still out for home schooling. I anticipate it will be until my girls solve world hunger, cure cancer, run the country or win American Idol.
But, today is one of those days that I am just not worried about the jurors.
My fourteen year old has had a busy day: talking to her girl friends, watching t.v., checking Facebook to see who her favorite guy is a fan of today. Now she is relaxing in their computer room knitting a scarf and watching a documentary on World War II.
My younger daughter's busy day included: watching Discovery Channels video on angles and CREATE t.v., playing with her cats, making lunch. Now she has scattered her paints on the table and is not just painting but experimenting with her paints; mixing them on and off the page, etc.
For whatever else comes, in this moment their time is their own. That gift to them puts a smile on my face and gives me great pride in this part of who they are.
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like the blog, good to see you writing. perhaps you should check out this group http://www.kansascitywriters.com/kcwritersgroup.htm . also the castle in north east is now (well, it has been for a while) the home to the writer's place, they have all kinds of workshops and an open mic, i believe, once a month for poetry readings. you and i should go next month, we missed dec.'s. also, prospero's (in westport)a bookshop has an open poetry reading the fourth sunday of every month. i'd love to go with you to that if you'd like, i've been before. hold on, i think i have one more place. check out this link http://www.newletters.org/openmic.asp. well, i have to go to bed, thanks for the plug in the blog above.
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