PCS ed & Jason Project FYI
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From the PCS Edventures website:
""Welcome to Edventures.COM!
The educational adventure where kids discover how things work. Build smarter
kids with brighter futures! Edventures uses exciting hands-on projects, safe
and secure communication tools, and a powerful reward system to motivate kids
for 21st Century success""
It seems to be some sort of science/math curriculum. I read through most of
the website and still can't be any more specific about what it is. (other
than expensive)
Now to see what the Jason Project is...
"The JASON Project™
The JASON Project is a multi-disciplinary program that sparks the
imagination of students and enhances the classroom experience. From oceans to
rain forests, from polar regions to volcanoes, the JASON Project explores
Planet Earth and exposes students to leading scientists who work with them to
examine its biological and geological development. ""
In our area (Wash, DC) National Geographic Society has a group that welcomes
homeschoolers. I believe there are a few here that take advantage of it.
No-one I know personally. It's a little more organized than I would like,
but if my kids asked about it I would take them.
*~*Elissa Jill*~*
unschooling Momma to 3 beautiful brilliant people
Loving partner for life to Joey
terrible guitarist, fair singer and happy woman.
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""Welcome to Edventures.COM!
The educational adventure where kids discover how things work. Build smarter
kids with brighter futures! Edventures uses exciting hands-on projects, safe
and secure communication tools, and a powerful reward system to motivate kids
for 21st Century success""
It seems to be some sort of science/math curriculum. I read through most of
the website and still can't be any more specific about what it is. (other
than expensive)
Now to see what the Jason Project is...
"The JASON Project™
The JASON Project is a multi-disciplinary program that sparks the
imagination of students and enhances the classroom experience. From oceans to
rain forests, from polar regions to volcanoes, the JASON Project explores
Planet Earth and exposes students to leading scientists who work with them to
examine its biological and geological development. ""
In our area (Wash, DC) National Geographic Society has a group that welcomes
homeschoolers. I believe there are a few here that take advantage of it.
No-one I know personally. It's a little more organized than I would like,
but if my kids asked about it I would take them.
*~*Elissa Jill*~*
unschooling Momma to 3 beautiful brilliant people
Loving partner for life to Joey
terrible guitarist, fair singer and happy woman.
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Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema
At 01:01 PM 1/11/2003 -0500, you wrote:
kid with a brighter future! I wonder if they use plastics in these
brighter, smarter kids and if I can visit the factory to watch?
...and I wonder what their 'powerful reward system' is, that it will
'motivate kids for 21st century success"? Large snarling dogs dripping
pavement-burning saliva? Thousands of dollars for every minute the kid
spends logged on? A guaranteed job that pays in the six figures for doing
no work at all? Hey, I WANT ONE OF THOSE!!!! I'm gonna go log on!
And what exactly IS '21st century success' anyway, and whose in-laws get to
define it?
...musing out loud...
Heidi
>The educational adventure where kids discover how things work. Build smarterWhooo, and doesn't that give a body the shivers... I can build a smarter
>kids with brighter futures! Edventures uses exciting hands-on projects, safe
>and secure communication tools, and a powerful reward system to motivate kids
>for 21st Century success""
kid with a brighter future! I wonder if they use plastics in these
brighter, smarter kids and if I can visit the factory to watch?
...and I wonder what their 'powerful reward system' is, that it will
'motivate kids for 21st century success"? Large snarling dogs dripping
pavement-burning saliva? Thousands of dollars for every minute the kid
spends logged on? A guaranteed job that pays in the six figures for doing
no work at all? Hey, I WANT ONE OF THOSE!!!! I'm gonna go log on!
And what exactly IS '21st century success' anyway, and whose in-laws get to
define it?
...musing out loud...
Heidi