Mom the Teacher

I just love having Tivo! We've been using it constantly and having a blast doing so. Right now, the girls are watching The Magic Schoolbus, which I've got on a Season Pass. It's so nice when things are easy!

There are really only two shows that I'll try to make sure the girls watch. The Magic Schoolbus and Cyberchase are both educational and entertaining. Cyberchase is Arielle's favorite of all shows, which just thrills me down to the ground. She has picked up simple math concepts from it already, but what I really like the most about it is that it presents math as a familiar and useful tool, easy to learn and easy to use. I don't intend to let my girls get the mental block about math that I had when I was a kid.

And then, Magic Schoolbus, well, that's just full of everything. To the girls it's just entertaining, but I figure they're picking up a familiarity with concepts, at the very least, if not an actual understanding of the subjects covered.

I've been interested to observe, lately, how much Arielle has started reaching out to learn more and more about the world around her. She's really made a cognitive leap, and it's been fun. She keeps asking the "why" questions, but they've become a little more focused and she listens for more than just a simple one sentence answer. I'm starting to feel like I'm homeschooling, trying to explain things like autumn and stars.

It makes me grateful that I've always enjoyed learning. Because I went out and got the answer to my questions, I'm in a position to answer all of her questions.

It's the most thorough workout of my education I've ever had and I'm enjoying it.