Jennifer3141 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 We've already dissected a squid for fun so dissection is out. Mummifying a chicken... I don't get it and I don't want rotting meat around the property. We've got coyotes for crying out loud. We'll just hit a museum that has well, mummies. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I will not do upper level math. I buy TT for this reason and gladly plunk down $185. It. Is. So. Worth. It. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Oh, I would do anything for homeschool, but I won't do that. No I won't do that. Now there's an earworm for you! :glare: :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iona Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Crafts. I don't mind art etc....but crafts where you spend an hour making some awful mess with glitter then look at it and think, "now what on earth am I going to do with THAT?!?" Because of course my kids will want to keep it for the next 8 months on display (as more and more glitter falls off and gets dragged around my house..) :iagree: I hope when my kids look back on their schooling their are huge gaps where glitter is concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Lapbooks. I think Satan invented them to torture homeschool moms. :iagree: I hope when my kids look back on their schooling their are huge gaps where glitter is concerned. :iagree: I have a sneaky feeling though that my daughter is going to be a girl who loves glitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping In Puddles Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Now there's an earworm for you! :glare: :D :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoforjoy Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Drive far for activities. Or, drive much at all, really. I'll take him to nearby places in the city, but I'm not driving into the suburbs. I'm also not driving him places every day. I don't like driving much. We have one car, so my driving during a weekday means dropping DH off at work then picking him up. We also have a three-week-old baby and a toddler, along with my DS, who I have to get into the car when we go anywhere. It's such a hassle that I'm just not willing to do it. Thankfully we've got lots of stuff in walking distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuesdayschild Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Lapbooks. I think Satan invented them to torture homeschool moms. :lol: too funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 :lol: This reminds me of a glitter mishap. I did once buy a very large container of glitter. My oldest got a hold of it and made me a "present". I opened the envelope with a letter he wrote (containing the 50 pounds of glitter) over a plate of food I had on the coffee table. I guess you can imagine the rest. I was pretty mad and of course he cried because he was trying to be thoughtful. Ugh..what a mess. You guys make me think about that Target commercial that's out right now. You know, the one with the cute teacher and the hamsters and at the end of her list she says, "Oh and glitter. So much glitter!" I thought to myself, "If there was ever a reason to send a kid to public school, it would be to keep the glitter contained in one place outside my home.:lol:" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glquKfXhLFo Here's the link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonibee Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Glitter is the number one thing I won't do. And . . .shhhh . . . after 16 years of homeschooling, we have NEVER done a timeline! How's that for being rebellious. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2why Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I won't do co-ops. I am glad to see that I am not the only one that dislikes co-op's. I tried last year, and really wanted it to work out and provide a social outlet for all of us, but I detested it. Glad to know that I am part of the norm instead of a misfit. :001_smile: So yeppers add me to list of "Never going to do a co-op" crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reading Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 No dissection or experiments involving killing critters of any kind. No unsupervised field trips. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baybedaul Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I cannot express how relieved I am to see all of the "co-op" responses. I let the deadline for the co-op here *accidentally* slip by and have been feeling a bit guilty. I'm glad to know they're not really a good fit for a lot of other people too. I'm really good at signing the kids up for P.E. and music type stuff outside of the home. So (in addition to co-ops) I guess those would be my answers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquinas Academy Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Dissections *shudder* Not only will I not do them, but I won't let anyone do them in my house. Co-ops Crafts -- I'm actually trying to do more crafts now because DD 8 loves them so much, but they are my least favourite thing in the whole school day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in TN Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 My list No co-ops (but I would do a tutorial where parents pay) No unsupervised field trips No crafty projects just for the sake of being crafty No teen groups No (science) classes held in my house for free where the students are only there because their moms made them and they prevent the other students from actually learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabrett Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I won't use markers or pens of any kind for anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwin Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Planning for SOTW1 and ran across the mummified chicken activity. Showed it to my husband and asked if he'd be willing to do it all, from start to finish. He just kept looking at the book, and looking at me. So then I said "Or you could make a pyramid out of sugar cubes or something." Yeah. A couple weeks in and I already know one thing I won't do. :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dina in Oklahoma Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 (edited) You know, I thought I was pretty much open to anything except... disecting until I started reading through this thread and realized my list is actually much longer!:tongue_smilie: No: Cut and paste or useless projects that you don't know where to store (thankfully DD don't like them either!) Organized PE (we are starting our own exercise routine this year) Upper level math or writing (those are being farmed out) ETA: sewing, musical instruments, art -- this is getting pretty bad! Edited August 23, 2011 by Dina in Oklahoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dina in Oklahoma Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Not just homeschool, all around bad, neglectful mom here. I hate play dough. I won't make it, and I give away the store bought stuff. I just don't like it! :iagree: That has been my deep dark secret for years! Even though my playdough loving DD was only allowed to use it on HER table, it had a way of ending up in the carpet, in her clothes, you name it!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 We actually had our first co-op and I loved it, so did my kids. :) I will do *some* dissections, but not all. We are big animal lovers. We have dissected some little critters in science classes in the past (at museums), but other than hearts, etc. I will not dissect squid, cats, rats, etc. I had a traumatizing squid dissection experience in Junior High and my kids would cry for months if they saw a dead cat in our house. Oh, and lapbooking. I tried. I just don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Fill workboxes nightly, or file 36 weeks worth of worksheets in one shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paisley Hedgehog Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAutumnOak Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 :lol: This reminds me of a glitter mishap. I did once buy a very large container of glitter. My oldest got a hold of it and made me a "present". I opened the envelope with a letter he wrote (containing the 50 pounds of glitter) over a plate of food I had on the coffee table. I guess you can imagine the rest. I was pretty mad and of course he cried because he was trying to be thoughtful. Ugh..what a mess. Oh Wendy, I hope you never bought glitter again :tongue_smilie:...Even when I was a child I couldn't stand glitter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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