tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619539.post112666100405216848..comments2023-05-16T06:20:19.045-05:00Comments on This untamed fire of freedom: Humor of the daymaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13986206512577494254noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619539.post-1127263425518514602005-09-20T19:43:00.000-05:002005-09-20T19:43:00.000-05:00My folks started homeschooling us for other reason...My folks started homeschooling us for other reasons, but I was surprised by some of what passed for education then, and how much worse it is now. <BR/><BR/>The goal seems to be keeping kids amused and interesed. Making candles, spinning yarn...not bad, but not the sort of thing that can give you insight into why the articles of confederation failed. Oh well.maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986206512577494254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7619539.post-1127177290950490992005-09-19T19:48:00.000-05:002005-09-19T19:48:00.000-05:00Well, having just been stationed near Travis AFB i...Well, having just been stationed near Travis AFB in California... they are teaching (in the study of American History) how to make candles, how to milk a cow, how to spin yarn, and how to churn butter.<BR/><BR/>However, when I asked my daughter who the leader of the Continental Army was, I had to first explain WHAT the Continental Army was; then I had to explain who was in charge.<BR/><BR/>That is when we began Homeschooling in earnest (5th grade).airforcewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533056105139492032noreply@blogger.com