Homeschool Monday - A Lesson Book Review - Here Is Where

There is no "real" summer vacation for teachers, even parent/teachers.  I recently received the book "Here is Where" by Andrew Carroll,

and I really, really enjoy this book.  I love history, and I love little know facts, and this book has both.  Andrew Carroll takes us with him on his trip to "discover America's great forgotten history".

 

Did you know that John Wilkes Booth's brother save the life of Abraham Lincoln's son?

 

Did you know a blind man invented cruise control?

 

Did you know that George Washington's wife's slave escaped to freedom and was never returned?

 

Did you know that Richard "Two Gun" Hart, who was a famous Prohibition agent in the '20s was Al Capone's older brother?

 

I didn't, and I am not even halfway finished with this book.  I just love how easy it is to read this book (each story has it's own chapter), and I have plans to incorporate this book into Hannah's history lessons next year.

 

Now let's meet the author...

 

Andrew Carroll is the executive director of the American Poetry & Literacy Project, a national nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that promotes literacy and encourages a greater public awareness of poetry. The author of several books, he lives in Washington, D.C. 
Marian Wright Edelman is the founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, as well as the author of theNew York Times #1 bestseller The Measure of Our Success.

 

I highly recommend this book to anyone that is interested in American history, especially the little know facts that make our country the amazing place that it is today.

 

Be blessed,

Debbi

 

 

 "I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review."

Homeschool Monday

Since homeschooling my daughter takes up so much of my time, I've decided to incorporate it into my blogging cyber life.  So every Monday I hope to share with you homeschooling tips, stories, and even some of Hannah's work.

Now you may be wondering why I, and many others, choose to homeschool.

My first reason is safety, because, no matter how many metal detectors and campus guards they place in every school, most of the violence and abuse comes from within the school.  From teachers, coaches, and other students.  Now I am NOT saying that every teacher, coach, or student, is violent, but it only takes one, and I won't have that one be my child.  We have dealt with bullies in grade school, and chose to homeschool for one year.  When Hannah moved up to middle school it was worse, after only 1 year, she asked us to homeschool her again.  And we were more than happy to oblige.  

There are several other reasons we chose to homeschool, one being the lack of "good" curriculum in the public schools.  They (most) schools no longer teach cursive or American History, and children are taught to memorize words but not taught phonics.  The new math?  Forget it!  And don't even get me started on Common Core. lol

OK, enough of my ranting, now on to some fun stuff.  Today we are studying the American Revolution, and what's better way than with a movie.  Hannah has been glued to the tv for the last few hours watching Mel Gibson in "The Patriot".   What an amazing movie, and to know what our forefathers went through so we may have freedom today humbles me.

So, do you homeschool?  Why or why not?  I would love to hear from you.

Be blessed,

Debbi