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Elijah blowing out the candles on his 18th birthday! This year was Elijah's "12th grade" and final year of home education. It has been a more relaxed year of tying up loose ends despite still living through a global pandemic! E only had one more credit for English and some yearly Health, Safety, & P.E. to check off in order to graduate. Below are the descriptions of subjects that Elijah focused on this year, the credits given, and the materials and resources accessed (not an exhaustive listing). Elijah Uriel Parham July 1st, 2021 - June 2nd, 2022 (12th Grade) 1.0 English: Thematic Film Study and Analysis  .25 Health: Health, Safety, and Physical Education 1.25 Total Credits

E in the hammock This year was Elijah's "11th grade" year. It has definitely been an exciting year, especially living during a global pandemic for a second school year! Below are the descriptions of subjects that Elijah focused on this year, the credits given, and the materials and resources accessed (not an exhaustive listing). Elijah Uriel Parham July 1st, 2020 - June 30th, 2021 (11th Grade) 1.0 English: Constructed Language:  1.0 Maths: Integrated Algebra I 1.0 Maths: Philosophical & Natural Geometry 1.0 Science: Biology I 1.0 Social Studies: Vexillology & Heraldry 1.0 Art: Art Appreciation & History .50 Health: Health, Safety, and Physical Education 6.50 Total Credits

Elijah about to enjoy some tasty vegan food at B52 Cafe This year was Elijah's first year of "high school", so we decided to begin keeping transcripts and credits for the learning he has done. While much of the learning was generalised, there were some cohesive themes or subjects that were both planned and that came together organically over the course of the year. Elijah was given the following credits for this school year: 1.0 -- English: Historical Linguistics Problems 1.0 -- Maths: Math Analogies and Logic 1.0 -- Science: Circuitry & Redstone Engineering 1.0 -- Social Studies: World History of Culture, Money, & Economies 1.0 -- Music: Music Appreciation & Compositional Arrangements 0.5 -- Home Economics: General Cooking & Baking .25 -- Health, Safety, & Physical Education -- 0.25 credit 0.5 -- Elective: Game Theory & Analysis 6.25 -- Total Credits English: Historical Linguistic Problems Elijah spent considerable time ...

This year Elijah's main focus again was on Linguistics. He spent the vast majority of the year immersed in the world of languages, writing systems, and phonetics. Language Arts: Elijah reads online articles on a regular basis for information and pleasure. He enjoys writing emails, grocery lists, and determining phonologies and pronominal morphologies using Lexilogos.com. He is adept at finding information via online wikis, Internet and Google searches, encyclopedias, and the library catalogue. This year Elijah continue to focus on linguistics, constructed languages, writing systems, and foreign languages. He was mentored by both armchair and professional linguists via online conversations on the web forum Reddit.  E reading to his sibling. E reading to his sibling. E reviewing commas and "its" vs "it's" Mathematics: Elijah continued to practice and gain skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, ...

**I couldn't finish the last update before we went out of town, so I just extended it to after we got back home for our Pacific Northwest Adventure!** Watched Netflix - Ed, Edd, Eddy; MAD, Futurama, iCarly, Psych, Prototype This, Camp Lazlo!, ParaNorman (movie), WordGirl, Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, Dexter's Laboratory, Bones, SquidGirl, Scooby Doo, Soul Eater, Radio Rebel (movie), World of Quest, Destroy Build Destroy, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Problem Solverz, Regular Show, Powerpuff Girls, Dude What Would Happen?, Hoodwinked 2 (movie), Generator Rex, Suite Life on Deck, A.N.T. Farm, Beakman's World, Cowder, Johnny Test, Amazing World of Gumball, Regular Show, Mythbusters YouTube - Aperture R & D, Homestar Runner/Strongbad Emails, Minecraft MODs, Peanut Butter Gamer, CupQuake, Press Heart to Continue, Minecraft Tutorial: Survive and Thrive II Let's Play videos - Crashtastic, Castlevania, Castlevania II, Starseed Pilgrim, Happy Wheels, Wes...

Watched Netflix - Comic Book Men, Red Dwarf, Postcards from Buster: The Case of the Coin Purloined (Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri), Contraptus, Quiz Time, and Pair of Kings YouTube - CupQuake videos, Special Effects videos, Minecraft MOD reviews, How to make pound cake in a blender by iJustine, How to create sprites in Scribblenauts Unlimited videos, Vi Hart videos, and Vsauce videos (science playlists) Let's Play videos -Scribblenauts Unlimited, Windosill, The Sims 3, Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!, and Crashmo Web Series - Game Theory, Daneboe Hack videos, Hank Plays Games, and Yogscast, Smosh Pit Weekly, VlogBrothers, and Table Top Videos E filmed with camera (Vsauce playlist where Michael explains lots of stuff) Played 3DS - Mutant Mudds, Adventure Time: Hey Ice King..., Pyraminds, Crashmo, Digg Dugg, and Pac Man PS3 - Little Big Planet 2 (LBP2) w/ River iPad - Singing Fingers, Casey's Contraptions, Hangman...

Watched Netflix- The Garfield Show, Pet Alien, MST3K The Movie (movie), Suite Life on Deck, MythQuest, Suite Life of Zach & Cody, Beakman's World, Psych, Weapon Masters, Eureka, DreamWorks Spooky Stories: 2, Life's Funniest Moments, Gerald McBoing Boing, DC Cupcakes, Ruby Gloom, Torchwood, The Electric Company, Eerie Indiana, Danny Phantom, Video Game High School (movie), Star Trek Enterprise, How Stuff Works, Ghost Hunters International, Alphas, Being Human (US version), Small Soldiers (movie), and Skeleton, Inc. YouTube- Adventure Time, Game Theory videos, Yogscast, Real Life Minecraft, Minecraft Stop Motion Videos, Minecraft Building Tutorials, Literal Trailers for Movies & Video Games, Music videos, Vi Hart videos, Domino Run videos, Kids/Teens/Adults/YouTubers React to Viral Videos, Your Grammar Sucks, Special Effects videos, Jack's Films, and Did You Know Gaming? videos Let's Play videos- Pokémon , The Binding of Isaac, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Min...

Watched Let's Play videos - Minecraft, Minecraft MOD reviews, Super Scribblenauts Unlimited, Happy Wheels, & Fez - YouTube Literal Trailers for movies & games by Tobuscus - YouTube Wilhelm Scream Compilation video - YouTube Homestarrunner.com Video Game Reviews by PBGamer, Nerd(3), RinryGameGame, & SkyDoesMinecraft - YouTube Yogscast - YouTube Vlog Brothers - YouTube CupQuake baking videos - YouTube Bravest Warriors - YouTube Netflix - Beakman's World, Angelo Rules, Jessie, Johnny Test, & The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Vi Hart - SnowFlakes video - YouTube Played 3DS - WarioWare D.I.Y. (WWDIY), Super Scribblenauts, & Pokédex PS3 - Little Big Planet 2 (LBP2) Computer - Minecraft Online - ISO Ball, Electric Box 2, LEGO Builder, Light-Bot, & Pursuit of Hat iPad - Angry Birds Star Wars Kindle Fire - Bad Piggies, Draw Something, 100 Floors, GridBlock Homemade- Battle Game, a word game, & Antique Hunters Board Games - Candyland L...