Homeschool on the Run!

I signed Chuckles up for a morning of Mad science workshops at the Y this week.  I thought this might be something different.  I have to say that it is something quite different.  It is like science meets birthday party.   She is quite enjoying it but I think for a family who is generally careful about what they eat and the exposure to particular kinds of culture I am on the edge of wanting to pull her out.

Today I asked her what she learned. 

Chuckles: Well… I know that the solar system has 9 planets and not 8. 

Me:  Oh!!!! OK.  And is there anything else you can remember?

Chuckles:   Well… we were talking about space. 

Me: Ok.  Can you tell me one thing you remember? 

Chuckles: Well I know about the moon, Titan. 

Me: And which planet does it belong to?

Chuckles:  Well I don’t remember…maybe Jupiter? (At least she didn’t say Pluto!)

At this point I am thinking…they are definately not remembering anything anyway so I don’t need to be concerned about the misinformation.

Then of course there is the snacktivity!  This involves pretzels or graham crackers, Nerds (candy) and marshmallow fluff.  Yuk.

So then I am rationalizing to keep her there.  Well… there are 15 kids doing it.  Only 3 girls though, if they all show up.  There are children ranging from 7-10 there, but mainly on the younger end.  There is an 8yo that Chuckles seems to like working with.  Is this a good use of time?

Mw: Do you really want to go back?

Chuckles: Yes. Its OK. I like the activities. 

It is true.  They are doing a lot of interesting activities.  They get to take home prepackaged, gimmicky, space themed materials which she likes to give to her brother.

It’s only for a week, in the mornings.

Needless to say, we won’t be signing up again.

July 15th, 2009 | Category: Family | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL