Kidschool

Prayer
Gospel Pres. Uchtdorf's talk: Two Principles for Any Economy
Sharing what is mine Today we discussed what makes someone a great mentor. We have been watching movies based on relationships of mentors with their students, such as Karate Kid (now the kids can't wait to see the new one with Jayden Smith and Jackie Chan!), Forever Strong, Stand and Deliver, and Dead Poet's Society. We have also been watching episodes of the BBC production of The World's Strictest Parents (so much I can say there, but I'll leave it for another day). It was interesting to see how much the kids really thought about it, and what they learned from it. We discussed who their mentors were. Quen was really into it, listing the prophet, his gramma, Webelos leader, etc. I then read aloud from Thomas Jefferson Education for Teens the section on mentors, and started into the section on falling in love with learning.

We also watched videos and news reports from Haiti. We discussed the earthquake, what life is like in Haiti, and what has happened so far. We discussed the humanitarian efforts. Braxton had a hard time with the poverty and lack of food. When he saw that people resort to eating dirt, it was too much for him. I'd really like to follow up on this with some service to benefit those in need.

Kevin discussed with the kids at brekkie the Somalia fishing industry and pirates. It was really interesting, and Sarah had great comments that showed she was really analyzing the information given her, like telling Kevin the pirates sounded more like privateers. It lead to more discussion, obviously. Two thumbs up for independent thinkers!

Jenni I went visiting teaching and read copious amounts on the Haitian earthquake and people. With work lasting 5 1/2 hours today, and kidschool, it was a full day.

Kevin Work and then scouts tonight. The boys are working on getting things ready for the Court of Honor this weekend.

Keegan worked at the campus library, went toEngineering class, Electricity class, and his Engineering and Design class. He was also facebooking, asking for ways to know what his grade status is in a class. He is currently 6th out of 53 in Engineering. Not at all competitive...Keegan is the youth leader in charge of the stake court of honor, so he worked on that, plus set up his scoutmaster conference to finish his Eagle.

Braxtonfound more music for the ukulele - he is really getting good! Read The DiVinci Code, and read about the Hindenberg, which has been a topic of interest for the boys lately. Brax also had his Board of Review to receive his Life rank, and he helped cook tacos for lunch that were utterly delish.

Jarik spent hours practicing the keyboard. He found the theme music to The Pink Panther, and started learning it today. He also studied Chemistry, read Call of the Wild, and then decided he didn't need to do more when I left for visiting teaching...

Sarah created a skirt with a 'tattered' edge. It has layers of fabric, and looks like something a fairy would wear. It is very cute! She started and finished Maximum Ride, absolutely loving it, and narrated the whole thing to me. I think I'll have to read it too! She also worked on her blog.

Quen was absorbed by his You Wouldn't Want to Be... books that he checked out of the library. He also worked hard to earn some extra cash to buy computer time and legos.