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Proposed Educational Objectives by Subject Area For Elijah Parham’s Home Education Program, 2014-2015 [The affidavit must include] “an outline of proposed education objectives by subject area... The required outline of proposed educational objectives shall not be utilized by the superintendent in determining if the home education program is out of compliance with this section and section 1327.” -- PA Home Education Law The primary educational objective for Elijah Parham’s home education program is to continue to use the resources available in our community to provide a well-rounded education based on Elijah’s interests and abilities. We will continue the approach that has worked well in the past, choosing specific topics as we go, based on interest and academic readiness. Because of the flexibility offered by home education, specific topics listed in these objectives are only examples, which can and will be changed based on Elijah’s evolving needs and interests; we will take advant

Elijah! (Wearing his Chiodos band shirt) Language Arts Elijah reads on a daily basis for information and pleasure; though he reads both fiction and non-fiction, he prefers non-fiction. He enjoys writing comics, emails, grocery lists, table top game instructions, and notes and plans his for video game designs. Both his handwriting and typing skills have remained about the same this year. He continues to excel in spelling and reading comprehension; both areas well beyond average for his age group. Elijah is still fascinated with linguistics, translations, accents, and foreign languages. We spent more time focusing on these concepts this year. Elijah is adept at finding information via online wikis, Internet and Google searches, encyclopaedias, and the library catalogue. He knows how to use a dictionary and thesaurus. I beat him for once! Elijah's favourite thing to read Apparently, reading can be hilarious! Mathematics Elijah continued to practice and gain ski

Books Jam  by Yahtzee Croshaw Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure! #1 Adventure Time #4 Adventure Time #5 Adventure Time #6 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck National Geographic KIDS Almanac 2015 Dictionary Thesaurus Magazines Game Informer NatGeo Kids Lego Club Ranger Rick Ask! Range Finder Web Comics Garfield Minus Garfield xkcd Web Series CrashCourse Yogscast Lore In One Minute VlogBrothers YogsLab Game Theory Table Top Table Flip Vsauce Mind Blow Minute Physics AsapSCIENCE Fast Facts Nerdy Nummies OMGCraft Homestar Runner Iron Gamer TV, Movies , Netflix, & DVDs Mythbusters Beyblade Eureka Beakman's World Futurama DC Cupcakes Cake Boss A.N.T. Farm Chowder House Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Merlin LEGO Ninjago Adventure Time Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Codename: Kids Next Door Star Trek Enterprise Star Trek Voyager Star Trek DS9 Star Trek: The Original Series Destroy Build Destroy Dude What Would Happen?

Watched Netflix - Mythbusters, Beyblade, Eureka, Futurama, Destroy Build Destroy, Pair of Kings and Star Trek: The Next Generation YouTube - Nerd(3) videos and Total Biscuit videos, Let's Play videos - Trowlr: Bury My Heart at Trowlr Mountain, ViViD, and Trilby: The Art of Theft Web Series - Crash Course, YogsCast and YogLabs Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie (on the big screen) Played 3DS - Epic Mickey: The Power of Illusion, Scribblenauts Unlimited, WarioWare D.I.Y., and Denpa Men 2 PS3 - Terraria, Little Big Planet 2 (LBP2), and Little Big Planet Karting (LBPK) WiiU - New Super Mario Bros. U iPad - Terraria, Bad Piggies, Slice It, The Sandbox, Paint with Time, Whizzball, and Fill the Pot Computer - Minecraft Table Top - Mine Shift, Castle Keep, Cthulhu Fluxx, and Family Fluxx Read Magazines - NatGeo Kids and GameInformer Putting Time in Perspective Researched Geologic Eons, eras, periods, and years Pi Nucleus and Periodic Table via Crash Cour

So, it might seem as though we have dropped off the face of the Earth or that we "took a Summer Break", but neither is the case. Before I go any farther, I never intended for this blog to be editorial or contemplative, just archival, but I feel like I want, nay, need to say some things. One of my friends, a mother of a toddler, who is considering home/unschooling her child and who was homeschooled herself, asked me the other day, "So, do you, like, give E a break during the Summer or is it just all the time?" I believe I've quoted her fairly well (or at least the general idea of what she said). I know (and some of you know) that people who ask questions like this have not really grasped the concept of unschooling, but that's okay: I love my friend. I just said, "No, we just do our thing, living life, all of the time." What I *do* mind isn't innocent questions from friends, but keeping track of what we do. It's no secret that I abhor a