Homeschooling for Success
Chapter One
Home: The Ideal School
Joanne sits in school each day, waiting. If only she could tell her
teacher all the things she is thinking about, then her teacher would
know how smart she is! Her mom and dad tell her all the time how
smart she is and that she is a great artist; her grandmother says
she is a genius. But if she's so smart, how come her teacher never
tells her so? How come her teacher never calls on her to answer a
question in class? If she is smart, why does she have a hard time
learning things in class? Joanne loves art, and often daydreams
about creating beautiful pictures, but she rarely gets to draw in
class, and the last time she did, her teacher told her what to draw.
She really wanted to draw a picture of those fluffy clouds she saw
that morning on the way to school. Instead, she was told to find all
the words that begin with a "B" on a worksheet and then color them
blue. She was given only a blue crayon. She knew if she colored a
cloud blue on the worksheet, her teacher would not be pleased. She
is also distracted by all the interruptions wh ... read full excerpt from: Homeschooling for Success: How Parents Can Create a Superior Education for Their Child ebook