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Monday, November 27, 2006Just Another Homeschooling Moment...I will never argue that my son is brilliant. He's creative, smart, quirky, and filled with a dry wit that continues to sharpen as he matures. Of course, knowing all this doesn't mean I'm never blindsided by something he says or does. Or, in this case, by something he's written. We're using a comprehensive grammar course for his ninth grade English credit this year. He's doing well (and I think that's surprised him). Of course, he doesn't do his assignments the "normal" way -- you know, write down the answers with a pencil. No. Jonathan uses the computer. And he gets a bit...creative. Each section (A, B, etc.) gets its own weird, dependent noun clause, such as: Crusty sausage wrapped tighly in warm, wet buns and stuck into a huge blackish snowdrift. Or... Romulan hairs scattered around a campfire, which is surrounded by a deep, green moat full of fat, juicy fish. Naturally, I am expected to read each one of his creations aloud before correcting his answers. This makes the going-over-the-last-lesson's-written-assignment much more fun. And when it comes to grammar, fun is good. Right? Today, though, he topped himself. Instead of simply writing the answer to number one of his Review Exercises, Jonathan wrote the following: I am very sorry to say that I cannot possibly understand that language. It makes no sense; therefore, I find it nearly impossible to complete this exercise. It seems to be written in a foreign text, supposedly a variation of Old English. When occurrences like this appear in Mennonite or any other texts, I find that I must continue with my work and skip the illegible sectors. When one tries to read such a tract of writing, they may experience some frustration on a minor scale. If too many of these tracts appear, the scale of frustration may be major. This is why I cannot correct this problem. I will be continuing my work without any further word on this tract. It would have taken him one tenth the time, had he simply answered the question. Further down the page was a brief section on direct and indirect quotation. Jonathan felt compelled to write the following: Please note that, with my innate grammar abilities, I do not need to inscribe punctuation. Speaking in different terms, I necessitate no practice at all on this particular matter. Thank you for your compliance. And. People. Wonder. Why. Homeschooling. Makes. Me. Crazy. |
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9of my readers are feeling chatty:
I relate. :-O
Dependant Claus is Santa's high maintenance younger brother.
Familiar Jonathan.
Oh my. That child writes better than most adults.
I just love being the main subject of your blog posts!
You tell her Jonathan!
Oh Jillian, can you homeschool me? I'd fly you up here but I'm sure you couldn't handle this cold weather. I guess I will just have to come to you!
Will you bring chocolate? :)
You homeschool your kids I think that is torture live a little enroll em' in scholl for you:
Peace, quiet, sanity
For Them:
A LIFE for fiddle sakes let them enjoy boys and best friends !
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