Our Family..Living a Simple Life...: Wildlife Encounters with Relaxed Homeschoolers of NH

"I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built upon the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think. Whereas, if the child is left to himself, he will think more and better, if less showily. Let him go and come freely, let him touch real things and combine his impressions for himself, instead of sitting indoors at a little round table, while a sweet-voiced teacher suggests that he build a stone wall with his wooden blocks, or make a rainbow out of strips of coloured paper, or plant straw trees in bead flower-pots. Such teaching fills the mind with artificial associations that must be got rid of, before the child can develop independent ideas out of actual experience." -- Anne Sullivan

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Wildlife Encounters with Relaxed Homeschoolers of NH

A good size group of children and parents from the Relaxed Homeschoolers of NH group met a a church in Weare NH for a nice presentation from Wildlife Encounters.

The animals were all rescue animals, and we learned their stories and how the became part of the organization.

The kids had the opportunity to touch some animals.

The snake was definately a hit.

I learned that a frogs skin is like it's tongue...

I'm not sure I'll be picking up frogs as much anymore..

For their benefit. I wouldn't want people touching my tongue..

Anyways, the kids had fun:~)