Tues. May 12th

I just found this on another blog: "WHY WE HOMESCHOOL: We have seen the village and we don't want it raising our children! God gave them to us. We'll take the job." We did the usual activities today: church, math, vocabulary, and writing. We focused most of our efforts on writing. I want Connor to write a concise essay with organization, but it must have his voice and personality too. I gave him the topic "Chores" and he wrote a great essay arguing that chores are important to teach children pride in their work and responsibility. In the afternoon, Connor took apart our old vacuum cleaner. He researched motors online and found a way to make a simple motor with a magnet, wire and batteries. It consumed most of the afternoon. We went to Chinese class at 3p and arrived home at 5p.