A woman in one of my Bunco groups home-schools her three children. I feel really bad for her because every time I have overheard her tell someone that she home-schools, they give her the same reaction that I gave her, "You home-school?!? Oh my gosh, I could never do that! How do you do it?" (And let me tell you, it isn't so much a "How do you do it, I am so impressed by you" tone as much as an "How do you do it, you must be crazy and now I don't know if I want to hang out with you" tone.)
I have a vivid memory of seeing my sister in tears, late at night, trying to figure out the literary meaning of The Grapes of Wrath. Next to her was my dad, who was close to tears himself, because he was so frustrated by the book, the homework, and the fact that he was searching his brain for his own high school English lessons to rememer the literary meaning of the book. One thing I dread about having children is having to help them with their homework. I made good grades in school, but I was always there for the social aspect, much more than the academic one. So when my kids ask me about square roots and gerunds, I am definitely going to have to point them Kyle's way.
In case you think you might be up for home-schooling, or are just wondering how much of your own schooling has stuck with you, take these tests...
Could You Pass Eighth Grade Math?
Could You Pass the US Citizenship Test?
What Your SAT Score Means
(PS--According to this SAT test, I am smarter than Howard Stern, and Kyle is smarter than everyone on the list. Looks like he will definitely be the one helping the kids with their homework--just goes to show that it is not always best to be the smartest :))
2 comments:
Hey Wingfields:
According to my SAT score, I'm smarter than Moe the Bartender.
But not as smart as Alf. Damn that math section!
Sal
I could teach almost everyone but my own students at home. Homeschoolers must have more patience than Job.
Life is certainly at lot more than what you learn in a book or make on your SAT scores!!!
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