I try to educate my children.Really, I do.
It just often seems that they are more fluent in body sounds than vowel sounds. They can describe their gas in more descriptive ways than they can describe a waterfall. Which, I think, is perfectly fine, but it does get old when everyone is sitting at the kitchen table doing schoolwork and someone passes gas. The passer will generally say something along the lines of, 'Oh, that sounded like a nervous one.' while someone else will jump in and add, 'Nah, it sounded more juicy than nervous.'
It just gets old being the sole female in the house.
One subject that I have constantly struggled with is history. I enjoy history, but it seems that it has always fallen at the end of the school day and ultimately gets pushed off. Again and again, year after year, we have consistently fallen behind in history.
On Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I again realized my shortcomings in history when my youngest had no idea of the significance of the day. Actually, my older children were sketchy on the details as well.
But they know how to describe gas, remember?
Anyway, I pulled up a video of the I Have a Dream speech. It was loading and Martin Luther started speaking in his famous, impassioned way. Jack dropped what he was doing and ran over. Ran, I tell you.
It was beautiful. I had goose bumps.
Until.
Jack took a few seconds to look at the screen, dropped his shoulders, turned away and, voice heavy with disappointment, said, 'Oh'.
'Wait! What's wrong?' I asked.
'I thought it was the Pants On the Ground guy doing an interview on the news....'
'But, but, it's Martin Luther King Jr. doing that famous speech I told you about.' I was floundering now, but still held out hope that I could interest him.
'Nah', he said, waving his hand at me and walking away.
sigh.
I guess even old Martin Luther King Jr. can't compete with the general and his Pants on the Ground. At least to an eight year old.
Now back to history...
5 comments:
Harper has been singing (a version of ) pants on the ground for a week now!
Although I only have one boy, I can so relate to your situation. Somedays I wonder what in the world I am doing homeschooling my kids.
I don't know -- my girls get as much joy out body sounds as their brother does. However, they do know a lot about MLK from school and they don't watch American Idol so they don't know the Pants on the Ground guy.
Interesting fact, the pants on the ground guy was a civil rights activist in his younger days. There is actually a day named after him for doing so.
I know, Dan! I found that very interesting. Apparently he is a legend down south, but from now on, he will be known as the POTG guy. I think he may be alright with that though.
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