We and our children are a product, packaged by the media and sold to their advertisers. We, as learners, just aren't geared that way. Not that I'd necessarily teach them all they need to know, but that they'd learn. As our bowling dates grew into a weekly ritual, I realized how much we were gaining from these excursions to the local Brunswick. Just a slender, lithe hull and a two-bladed paddle.
Some families are less likely to play than others.
Some adults have forgotten how. When it comes to entertainment, nature has always far exceeded anything that modern technology has come up with. Convincing my two young daughters of this isn't always easy. Without a doubt, the blue ribbon award for most annoying question had to go to those inquiring minds who wanted to know if we were going to make our children homeschool for the duration. Their tone of voice suggested that homeschooling fell into a category reserved for the most heinous war crimes, pestilence, and the Black Plague.