Ring that Bell if We done Well

Do home school kids get to play kick ball? how bout passing notes?

I totally get why parents choose the home school route, here in Chicago we have had a tough battle with our public school system. For some reason or another our programs are not reaching a large percentage of students, graduation rates are sour and terrible.

Aaron and I have friends who are having difficulty with this very subject; public school is dismal and private school represents an enormous financial burden that they can't consider. I have thought that a well rounded home schooling session might be an answer for their particular situation, and I'd be more than willing to put a lit'l action behind my words. I'm certainly happy to stop by and teach a lesson or two with these children.

I'd want to give these kids the well rounded schooling experience I had, so I think I would bring several different costumes for all the different lessons. Chemistry, I'll wear a lab coat and carry around a beaker with some bubbling liquid. When teaching on literature ill throw on a tweed sport jacket w patches at the elbow, maybe a stick on mustache. Phys Ed, I'd macho it up and mirror myself after Rocky, the early days Rocky when he was still bustin knuckles and pounding raw eggs like water. I think this variety of persona is important for children, different attitudes and demeanor. My gym teacher persona will be a real kick in the pants, I'll install some lockers just so I can slam em shut. My scientist will have a slightly preoccupied delivery w a body twitch of some sort, maybe a pet Iguana or something.   The kids need this, they need diversity, plus it will make the whole experience fun, really fun.

A lot of what I remember growing up were the walks to and from school, So........ I will force my home school classroom kids to fetch me Starbucks everyday, Everyday!  Rain, snow, hail, lightning, the worse it is outside the better, and that coffee better be hot when they get back, no dilly dallying.

Sure, I'll have off days, when I'll just toss the kids the remote and say "write a report on the first interesting thing you see, ill be soaking in the tub w a mud mask" I won't abuse this, I promise.  I'd design a lesson on bullying and teach on perseverance by throwing a poor kid in a locker and make em smoke a pack of cigarettes, I'm telling yah, I'm not messing around here!

Don't for one second think I will forget the school crossing guard, man, these kids need a crossing guard relationship, some adult figure who'd tell you some jokes and yell at yah a bit while wearing an orange vest and toting a stop sign on a stick. Man!  these are some good timez,  come on children, gather around.

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life. Electric word, life. It means forever and that's a mighty long time. But I'm here to tell you there's something else - the afterworld. A world of never-ending happiness. You can always see the sun, day or night. So when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills, you know the one, Dr. Everything'll-Be-All-right, instead of asking him how much of your time is left, ask him how much of your mind, baby. 'Cause in this life, things are much harder than in the afterworld. This life you're on your own. And if de-elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy - punch a higher floor   Prince   "Lets Go Crazy" 1984