Category: Homeschool

Driving Lessons

This is Devon’s first driving lesson. We had signed up for parent-taught driver’s education. He has to fulfill 30 hours of driving, including 3 hours night time driving. He must also complete an approved online driver course. Finally, he would need to schedule for a driving test.

Experiencing Blindness For a Day

This is one of the social experiments I have always wanted to conduct to determine if it will help us empathize with those with disabilities. The kids experienced being blind for a day. They have to stay blindfolded regardless of what they were doing. Yes, that means they have to practice their instruments blindfolded as well. At the end of the experiment both kids resorted to staying in their bed. They were too helpless to do anything. While the experiment addressed the physical struggle, it failed to address the mental struggle of a person who suddenly experienced blindness – the hopelessness and the realization of not having sight for the rest of their lives. Because the kids held on to the hope that the blindfold will be removed eventually and their lives returning to normal the next day, it would be difficult for them to comprehend  what someone might be going through.

Helping in the Garden

I come from a big city, but I have always had a connection with gardens. I am always fascinated  when people talk to me about their native plants and animals. I feel that it is important to have a connection with our nature, so that we can learn to take care of it the way it takes care of us. The kids enjoy being involved in gardening. It gives them time off from stressful matter and exposes them to a healthy dose of fresh air and sunshine. Here, they are seen harvesting strawberries and peas.

Sewing masks

What better time to improve our sewing skills than the pandemic? A couple months back, I lost my hearing in my left ear. I am currently going through hyperbaric oxygen treatment at the hospital. The nurses taking care of me are truly wonderful. They tried to get me in as soon as I contacted them as they have identified this as a medical emergency. Hospitals now have started to require people to wear masks. We have decided to sew a number of masks (a design obtained from another hospital) to donate them to the nurses of the hyperbaric department.  We are grateful to the medical staff who are putting their and their families’ lives at risk while helping other people during the pandemic. The kids helped make these masks by tracing the design, cutting and sewing them. The nurses were very happy to receive them.