Homeschool- Sixth Grade Cathartic Release

It is our second year of homeschooling. Sixth grade is definitely different than elementary school. The challenges and learning curves seem a bit more sophisticated. There seems to be more student responsibility, and organization seems to be the key to success. There is no room for laziness and the schedule demands procrastination remove itself from the docket. A grueling task that demands a lot more attention to detail than my daughter wants to give.

The first semester was daunting and with the fresh start of the second semester I had to plan some fun in the mix. Since fun and learning can mix we accomplished this with a field trip to Laguna Gloria and The Blanton Museum. It started out with an educational assignment but ended in more fun and laughter than we could have imagined.

The Artists
Photo By: Chandra Brown

Letting loose during the stressful times of hormones, body changes and academic demands can help relieve those tense muscles and prepare the mental landscape for retaining information, even if it is on the silly, quirky side.

Goofing Off At Laguna Gloria
Photo By: Alex Brown

I charged my daughter with an assignment for our outing. I wanted her to pick two pieces of art that stood out to her, write an opinion piece and do a little research with historical background for the other. That assignment changed real quick once we started viewing the exhibit. We couldn't help ourselves. We were giggling and laughing and bouncing humorous scenes off each others minds.

Click on the the following link that will take you to my daughter's blog- Foxtales. The blog posts named 'Narc At the Museum' is what the assignment morphed into. Leave sophistication and snobbery at the door because the following art critiques may just take you places you never knew existed in the world of art.

We leave you with this truism by Twyla Tharp:
"Art is the only way to run away without leaving home."