Tap Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 DD11 loves science TV shows. We homeschool late at night, so here I sit, 2:31am watching a TiVo'd, Nova episode on the Milky Way. The stars, galaxies, and all that is in the heavens above have always captivated me. I can look at photos for endless amounts of time and can't imagine what it must be like to be one of the select few who have access to the huge telescopes and captured images around the world. So, it got me thinking.....What fascinates you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 So, it got me thinking.....What fascinates you? I have ADD with hyperfocus, so everything, lol. Right now, it's the history of religion. Absolutely fascinating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSNative Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Quantum physics and 19th-early 20th cent. history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Personalities! Endlessly fascinating. Chelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Cultural anthropology. I can spend forever reading about different societies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Soap operas - on tv and in real life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillZ Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Science, including science education, science and religion, etc. DH is the same way so we always have lots to talk about. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 European history, the older the better but I'll take just about any of it. Yes, i am totally weird, but I live for things like that on the History Channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 People. They never cease to amaze me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I'm fascinated by history especially 1500-1900. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Victorian England, Elizabethan England-----British history in general. Actually, to be even more general, European history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah CB Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Russian history. Especially the whole communist era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy in Ky Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Logic, Presuppositional Apologetics, and Theology. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 At the moment, time, and the possibility of time warps and alternate universes or unseen universes. (Been watching too much Star Trek.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I love learning about almost everything! History, science, archeology, religion, different cultures, animals, foreign languages, art, music ... I just love reading books about people whose lives are/were different from mine. I'm always mentioning what I want to do when ds is graduated; the problem is, I keep changing my mind! Too many interesting options. Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Archeology, history, religion, language, health. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Genetics, ancient Greece, the English Regency period, political/social movements, travel, literature and primative peoples are all subjects that I love to learn about and talk about.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 People. History. What we do, what we think, why we think something, how and what we fear, how we love, or don't. Food interests me. The history of food, the growing of food, the cultural significance of food. People and food. :lol: Food and People. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Stories based in early 20th century Britain- fact or fiction. Natural Health and Nutrition stuff. Economic news. Conspiracy theories :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 At the moment genetics and epigenetics The human brain is fascinating too People in general are fascinating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Definitely theology. Also since the weather is warming back up I love to sit at the outdoor cafes and people watch. People are so interesting. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in the Country Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Theology, psychology, philosophy and history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I usually go through phases of interest. But I've got some things that are of constant interest. I love to learn. Theology Brittish Monarchy Home Remodeling Architecture Food/Nutrition/Cooking Phonics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 -Theology, though not limited to just Christian Theology - I love to learn the histories of all religions. -Food. Everything food. -Architecture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 People. They never cease to amaze me. :iagree: Politics. The whole 'cream rises but cr*p floats too' scenario I see in levels of government...I find there's less cream and more cr*p the higher up you go. King Henry VII - end of the Victorian era. All sorts of odds and ends, really. Jack of All Trades, Master of None comes to mind. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 (edited) People. History. What we do, what we think, why we think something, how and what we fear, how we love, or don't. Food interests me. The history of food, the growing of food, the cultural significance of food. People and food. :lol: Food and People. Yeah, those things! And what we wear, why we wear it, how it is made and why we make it that way. And what emotions we can feel and how that effects our vocab, or maybe how our vocab effects what we can feel. And the politics of food, heirloom varieties of food, different recipes for food, eating the food, different cultural rules surrounding food. Mm. Food. :D Rosie- who is interested in most things that aren't my hubby's role playing books. Sorry, Dude. Edited April 9, 2010 by Rosie_0801 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 (edited) Count me in on the fascination of astronomy. I got hooked when I did an astronomy unit with my dd when she was in 3rd grade. She is now a senior in college and I am the president of an astronomy club. LOL! I read astronomy books for pleasure--like the discarded college textbook my dd brought home from college. :D Don't get me going on telescopes... Jean Edited April 12, 2010 by Jean in Wisc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarawatsonim Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Medieval History. Our museum last summer had a traveling exhibition of furniture during different time periods. I was enthralled by the medieval rooms. My husband was bored to tears, but I could have moved right in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Everything. I have to know about everything. I used to drive my parents nuts and now I drive dh nuts. :001_smile: Probably my biggest interests are grammar, educational methods/ learning/ brain stuff, economics, American history, Latin/ mytholoyg/ ancient civilizations, math, and literature and poetry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Mostly history and science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 World War II History -- the European Theater and especially The Holocaust. I don't do as much reading as I would like because it hurts me so deeply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jld Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I hear you, Crissy. I find those same subjects fascinating, but so very painful . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jld Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Lately I've been reading every column by Maureen Dowd and Paul Krugman in the NYT, and trying to catch some things on Krugman's blog, too. He really tries to write about economics in a way that people like me can understand, lol. And I liked Frank Rich's column on Sunday, so I may try to watch for that, too. I also really enjoy reading these forums. The women here are smart and thoughtful, and are devoted to their children. I enjoy learning about other families' homeschooling experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlotteb Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I have recently been loving modern history. When I was in school, we never finished our history texts, so I never learned much beyond the early 1900. Even then, it was usually only American history past 1776. So I am fascinated by the World Wars, how our modern countries came to be, the rise of the 20th century bad guys, etc. I think my kids and husband think I'm crazy, but oh well :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Very young children, ages 1 to 3. I can't get enough of them. All children are amazing, but that age really pulls at something inside of me. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 So, it got me thinking.....What fascinates you? Many things, but the variety of ways an organism or a society can go to HiaHB (the last two letters are Hand Basket) seems to hold my attention the longest. Also, how Chance has Changed Human History, like an epidemic of the trots stopping a large military action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I have ADD with hyperfocus, so everything, lol. :iagree: Though I'm undiagnosed, unless you count my friend diagnosing me. She has an ADD son and works as a parent partner, helping parents navigate the school system and IEPs. Nothing holds my attention longer than a few weeks usually. Right now, it's real food. I love my kids' life science textbooks and have always like biology, anatomy, dissections, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Let's see: Alaskan Crab Fishing ("Deadliest Catch" is to thank for that) History of Women's Health (Reading the book, "FLOW") My dd's imagination (she never ceases to amaze me with her creativity) American History (what we're studying in school) Dorinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricia Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Oddly enough. Airplanes. Plus, I never fly. Ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiopianFood Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 (edited) Intra- and inter-personal human relationships/psychology. Ethnicity and culture. Immigrant/refugee issues. Animals and their behavior. African American hair issues (in a good way). :) ETA: Race identity and relations. Adoption. Edited April 14, 2010 by RaeAnne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 psychology of internet forums education forensic science Past subjects: The Amish and other separatist groups Economics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in Jax Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Orthomolecular nutrition/medicine Holistic health Archaeology History Genealogy Developmental Psychology Neurotransmitters and Behavior Google My husband :001_tt1: My kids :001_tt2: The stock market -- though trying to understand how to invest overwhelms me Libertarianism Dogs Mystery books Time travel Genetics And a lot more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy in Ky Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Count me in on the fascination of astronomy. I got hooked when I did an astronomy unit with my dd when she was in 3rd grade. She is now a senior in college and I am the president of an astronomy club. LOL! I read astronomy books for pleasure--like the discarded college textbook my dd brought home from college. :D Don't get me going on telescopes... Jean Oh yes--me too. I love astronomy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 At the moment, 12 year olds. :D:lol: Academically: The nature of my yard (seriously, I have pics on my blog. My back yard is almost magical) Logic & Philosophy (I just outlined my own study) Ancient Rome Arthurian Legends Geography (cultural and physical) In a broader sense: Dragons (within many cultures) Paranormal activity (mostly ghost hunting) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 animals. I love to watch them do their thing; chipmunks gathering leaves for their den, birds digging for worms, squirrels hiding their winter food supply, baby birds in the spring being cared for by mom, turles sun bathing on a fallen tree, frogs hiding in the pond. I love watching it all. I could spend ALL day watching the animals around me just surviving. You've mentioned before that you school late. Do you mind sharing why? Do you sleep during the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 and I have to add astronomy and pretty much anything scientific. But especially this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Headless_Chicken with more pics here: http://www.life.com/image/50866530/in-gallery/26932 THe first time I heard about this, I couldn't sleep (I should have your phone number!) :tongue_smilie: and I turned on PBS. I watched an hour long documentary on this headless chicken. I couldn't BELIEVE it! And it was so sad how he ended up dying. Anyway, I finally got a little snoozing in and when I awoke the next morning I was certain I had been dreaming about that chicken. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 The alphabet - its history, alphabets in different cultures, its mechanical production via printing (branching off into the history of printing, printing presses, etc), typefaces, its artistic production via illumination, alphabet books for kids and the way they have changed over time, the way it's been used in education (sort of related to the last one), the way letters look, everything about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted April 14, 2010 Author Share Posted April 14, 2010 You've mentioned before that you school late. Do you mind sharing why? Do you sleep during the day? We started schooling late at night because I used to work during the day. I was off for 6 mths last summer due to my back issue and I knew it was going to take me down again. I started working more to cover my anticipated bills coming up. I usually only work 2 weekdays and was going in around noon. I could homeschool dd in the am before I went to work and on the full days when I was home. When I started working more it wasn't working to get all of her school done in the mornings. We did a trial of doing it at night when I got home, and found it worked better for us. (She used to homeschool in the evening when she was in pre-k.) The house is quiet, stores are closed so we don't decide to go anywhere, and there are virtually no distractions. We sit down for about 3 hours and bust through her work. She works on her independent work the next day. We sit down from about 9-12 and sometimes she stays up for a while letting her brain mellow or doing creative projects like writing/crafting. I go to sleep because I have to get up at 6:30 am to drive ds15 to highschool an dd3 to daycare. Then I come home and either do chores or take a nap if I didn't sleep well. DD11 gets up about noon, and finishes her independent work sometime during the day before our night time lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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