If Hollywood Taught Science.

From the Examiner:

Earlier this year the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia granted permission for state colleges and universities to accept applications for joint enrollment from independent homeschool students. These students complete high school without third party oversight, sometimes referred to as accreditation.

However, this change was not a mandate. Each institution must take action to change its own admission policy to allow independent homeschool students to apply.

Georgia Tech is one of the institutions that does not permit independent homeschool students to apply for joint enrollment. We have learned that they will be examining their admissions policy this month.

Math
Biology Coloring Books
Begin Powerpoints
Read
Writing Prompt
Film 101 -- Research director "Mark Herman" and watch "Comic Book Diaries" -- why is "Boy in the Striped Pajamas" rated 4 1/2 stars and the other 1 1/2?

Research Cat Gestation.

• What are the stages of pregnancy in Cats? How long is the gestation? What should you expect when you are expecting kittens?
• What should we do to prepare for kittens? How can you make a room kitten-proof? How can we make the Queen Princess feel secure?
• How long before we should wean the kittens? What is involved in weaning kittens?
• What colorations of kittens can we expect (research cat genetics.)?
• Write a paper or compose a Powerpoint. Include graphs and or illustrations. Be prepared to present to grading committee by the end of the month.

Your neighbor has taken in an unusual pet and it does something unpleasant to your house/yard. Confront your neighbor. Use descriptive prose and dialogue. 500 words.

• For today we have:
• The authoring of a new contract.
• Math workbooks -- perhaps registering for Aleks.
• Write a goals paper -- "This year in HS, I want to study ......"
• Pick out a book to read this week and begin reading.
• Music practice.
• Film 101. (Netflix over the Xbox is wonderful; to quote the blurb: New York University film professor Richard Brown opens up his standing-room-only Movies 101 class for the first time in this AMC series. Moviemaking luminaries such as Jon Voight, Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, George Clooney, Daniel Day-Lewis and Martin Scorsese discuss the filmmaking process, life in the spotlight and the history of the medium.)

Contract:

• We will get up at our own time on days that we are not eating b’fast with dad, as long as its before 10:30 am.
• We must have school finished on or before 4:30, preferably before.
• No using Gamecube, Playstation 2, DS, or Wii during school hours. The Xbox can only be used for educational purposes (mainly movies.)
• No cell phones during school hours.
• 30 mins of chores should be done each day outside of school hours.
• Each student should keep track of their assignments everyday and write them down.
• Each student must understand that they will be graded this year.
• I understand that I must do 22 and 1/2 hours of school each week at minimum
• I understand that we will have regular field trips and I must study beforehand so I can learn from it. (ex: Little White House, Fox Theatre, Fernbank, GA aquarium, high museum, Symphony, plays, Mexico, Lakeland)
• I understand that the big four subjects take precedence.

Days:

Viola and violin lessons TBA.
v Monday:
Ø Chorus at 11am, Orchestra at 1pm. (two hours of instruction)
v Tuesday:
Ø Karate at 7:30pm (45 minutes of instruction)
v Wednesday:
Ø Teen Nights on the Square at 7pm
v Thursday:
Ø Kate has cello lessons at 3pm (one hour of instruction)
v Friday:
Ø Karate at 7:30pm (45 minutes of instruction)

Kate’s goals:

• Finish algebra 1.
• Begin algebra 2 and or geometry.
• Read 30 books by the end of the year.
• Finish world geography
• Begin world history.
• Finish biology
• Begin chemistry.
• Do film 101.
• Do one writing prompt a week.
• Continue with Music
• Drivers’ Education
• PE (Karate)
• Health

Lauren’s goals:

• Cooking classes – Home Ec
• Chemistry in the Kitchen
• Finish Life Science; begin Physical Science
• Finish Pre-Algebra, Begin Algebra
• Read 30 Books and keep list of books read
• One writing prompt a week
• Do Film 101
• World Geography and begin World History
• Continue with Music
• PE (Karate)
• Health