Sum, sum, summertime…you cannot get here fast enough!
McLernins Academy of Advanced Lernins is fast becoming the McLernins Institute for Fine Arts, as Captain Science is wrapping up subject after subject, leaving us with a curricula that is now comprised almost entirely of poetry, creative writing, and music. At this pace, he’ll be ready for finishing school in no time. He’ll be quite the hit at cotillion (and yes, I’m still planning on enrolling him in this, so begone, naysayers!).
I have so many things I’d like to do this summer! Places to go (like Fernbank, to which we have season passes, and Asheville, NC) and things to do (like Pennies for Peace and summer camps on Lego robotics and arts n’ crafts) and people to see (like Patchfire and crew, which is sort of a regular thing, and all the McLernins relatives).
Four more (after today) truly academic days and then five days at “Camp Nana.”
In other news, Finland’s schools achieve a high level of success by…um, doing exactly what we homeschoolers are doing. High level of parental involvement? Combining age groups? Keeping kids w/ the same teacher year after year? Studying in a relaxed, informal atmosphere?
Yup, sounds like homeschooling to me.
