Re: [UnschoolingDiscussion] Screen Time and Varieties of Unschoolers
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Wishbone@... writes:
vocal parts instead of picking just one, but he also uses his voice to imitate
all the instruments and sound effects from his favorite songs, movies and
shows. Hearing him do the theme to Star Wars or Indiana Jones or Duck Dodgers is
quite an experience!
Duck Dodgers is based on Daffy Duck, which led DS to golden-oldie
LooneyTunes, so for a couple of months now, he's been falling asleep to a CD with
classical cartoon tracks such as What's Opera Doc? -- be vewwy quiet, I'm
hunting wabbit -- and the Bugs and Elmer Fudd spoof on the Barber of Seville
(Figaro, Figaro, Feeeee-garo!)
Because he's been so excited about this of late, we've been looking
for classic LooneyTunes on DVD. Friday we went out to a book and music shop near
the university here, in a terrible rainstorm, because the day before his
voice coach had suggested it to him as a possible source, after they'd finished
singing Animaniac songs together.
BTW, it seems the Animaniacs also are tv cartoons, from Steven
Speilberg, but neither I nor DS had ever heard of them. Odd, with all the screen time
we enjoy! <g>
Anyway, we struck gold literally, found a four-disc set, the
quintessential Golden LooneyTunes Collection.
And we watched it together, all of Friday night and all day Saturday,
practically without breaks. Laughing our heads off and talking about
everything under the sun. It was deeply satisfying. :) JJ
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>Eight-year-old DS loves sound. Not only will he try to sing ALL the
> Being in front of a screen IS time together for us. Granted my kids are
> younger but some of the best moments are when we're curled up with each other,
> talking about the movie we're watching or laughing at a show.
>
vocal parts instead of picking just one, but he also uses his voice to imitate
all the instruments and sound effects from his favorite songs, movies and
shows. Hearing him do the theme to Star Wars or Indiana Jones or Duck Dodgers is
quite an experience!
Duck Dodgers is based on Daffy Duck, which led DS to golden-oldie
LooneyTunes, so for a couple of months now, he's been falling asleep to a CD with
classical cartoon tracks such as What's Opera Doc? -- be vewwy quiet, I'm
hunting wabbit -- and the Bugs and Elmer Fudd spoof on the Barber of Seville
(Figaro, Figaro, Feeeee-garo!)
Because he's been so excited about this of late, we've been looking
for classic LooneyTunes on DVD. Friday we went out to a book and music shop near
the university here, in a terrible rainstorm, because the day before his
voice coach had suggested it to him as a possible source, after they'd finished
singing Animaniac songs together.
BTW, it seems the Animaniacs also are tv cartoons, from Steven
Speilberg, but neither I nor DS had ever heard of them. Odd, with all the screen time
we enjoy! <g>
Anyway, we struck gold literally, found a four-disc set, the
quintessential Golden LooneyTunes Collection.
And we watched it together, all of Friday night and all day Saturday,
practically without breaks. Laughing our heads off and talking about
everything under the sun. It was deeply satisfying. :) JJ
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In a message dated 2/8/04 7:08:41 AM, jrossedd@... writes:
<< BTW, it seems the Animaniacs also are tv cartoons, from Steven
Speilberg, but neither I nor DS had ever heard of them. Odd, with all the
screen time
we enjoy! <g> >>
There are two singalong videos of Animaniacs. The Nations of the World and
all the capitals of the U.S. States are two of my kids' favorites.
I like The Ballad of Magellan (to the tune of "Git Along Little Dogies") and
The Panama Canal (to "The Erie Canal") myself.
Sandra
<< BTW, it seems the Animaniacs also are tv cartoons, from Steven
Speilberg, but neither I nor DS had ever heard of them. Odd, with all the
screen time
we enjoy! <g> >>
There are two singalong videos of Animaniacs. The Nations of the World and
all the capitals of the U.S. States are two of my kids' favorites.
I like The Ballad of Magellan (to the tune of "Git Along Little Dogies") and
The Panama Canal (to "The Erie Canal") myself.
Sandra
Aimee
Animaniacs! Great cartoon. I watched it every day
before I went to work, when I was preggie with Alex.
So, that makes it about 10 years old.
They have it on Amazon.com, on VHS, but not DVD. ( So
I can't get it from Netflix, too bad)
They don't play it on any channel, I've seen. ;-(
They have Pinky and the Brain on VHS too. ( They were
on Animaniacs)
"What are we going to do tonite, Brain?"
"Try to take over the WORLD!"
LOL
~Aimee
<<BTW, it seems the Animaniacs also are tv cartoons,
from Steven
Speilberg, but neither I nor DS had ever heard of
them. Odd, with all
the screen time
we enjoy! <g>>>
before I went to work, when I was preggie with Alex.
So, that makes it about 10 years old.
They have it on Amazon.com, on VHS, but not DVD. ( So
I can't get it from Netflix, too bad)
They don't play it on any channel, I've seen. ;-(
They have Pinky and the Brain on VHS too. ( They were
on Animaniacs)
"What are we going to do tonite, Brain?"
"Try to take over the WORLD!"
LOL
~Aimee
<<BTW, it seems the Animaniacs also are tv cartoons,
from Steven
Speilberg, but neither I nor DS had ever heard of
them. Odd, with all
the screen time
we enjoy! <g>>>
Aimee
Oh, I had forgotten those! I remember the rhythm and
tune, but not the way the words go....
I think I'll look for that, I didn't find it in my
search earlier.
~Aimee
<<There are two singalong videos of Animaniacs. The
Nations of the World
and
all the capitals of the U.S. States are two of my
kids' favorites.>>
tune, but not the way the words go....
I think I'll look for that, I didn't find it in my
search earlier.
~Aimee
<<There are two singalong videos of Animaniacs. The
Nations of the World
and
all the capitals of the U.S. States are two of my
kids' favorites.>>
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In a message dated 2-8-2004 11:15:33 AM Mountain Standard Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:
There are two singalong videos of Animaniacs. The Nations of the World and
all the capitals of the U.S. States are two of my kids' favorites.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Just to clarify <bg> In the State Capitols song, they mistakenly say the
capitol of South Dakota (as it's spelled and intended): Pierre (pee-air); however,
the locals say it: peer.
diana,
The wackiest widow westriver...
"Argue your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours" ~ Messiah handbook
(Illusions by Richard Bach)
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SandraDodd@... writes:
There are two singalong videos of Animaniacs. The Nations of the World and
all the capitals of the U.S. States are two of my kids' favorites.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Just to clarify <bg> In the State Capitols song, they mistakenly say the
capitol of South Dakota (as it's spelled and intended): Pierre (pee-air); however,
the locals say it: peer.
diana,
The wackiest widow westriver...
"Argue your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours" ~ Messiah handbook
(Illusions by Richard Bach)
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In a message dated 2/8/04 3:51:07 PM, HaHaMommy@... writes:
<< Just to clarify <bg> In the State Capitols song, they mistakenly say the
capitol of South Dakota (as it's spelled and intended): Pierre (pee-air);
however,
the locals say it: peer.
(And it's not the capital.)
And people from Wisconsin say "Wisconsin" funny, but there are so few of them
it hardly matters to the millions of people who say it the way it looks like
it should sound because WE LEARNED PHONETICS!! Yeah.
I was coached in how to pronounce it the local way by some poor woman who
grew up there. It was kinda like this. (I have to clear my throat and swallow
first.)
wi SKAAN sun
"Peer, South Dakota" huh? I'll have to remember that. <g>
Or not.
In the days before Radio and TELEvision, when people were more
phonics-disabled (meaning limited to learning phonetically at times) many people said
"Albukirk" instead of Albuquerque, but then they heard the few people who'd actually
been there say it on TV, I guess, and it quit happening.
Bugs Bunny could always say it correctly, but he'd been here.
Sandra
<< Just to clarify <bg> In the State Capitols song, they mistakenly say the
capitol of South Dakota (as it's spelled and intended): Pierre (pee-air);
however,
the locals say it: peer.
>>Old people in Pueblo, Colorado pronounce it PEE eb lo too, but they're goofy.
(And it's not the capital.)
And people from Wisconsin say "Wisconsin" funny, but there are so few of them
it hardly matters to the millions of people who say it the way it looks like
it should sound because WE LEARNED PHONETICS!! Yeah.
I was coached in how to pronounce it the local way by some poor woman who
grew up there. It was kinda like this. (I have to clear my throat and swallow
first.)
wi SKAAN sun
"Peer, South Dakota" huh? I'll have to remember that. <g>
Or not.
In the days before Radio and TELEvision, when people were more
phonics-disabled (meaning limited to learning phonetically at times) many people said
"Albukirk" instead of Albuquerque, but then they heard the few people who'd actually
been there say it on TV, I guess, and it quit happening.
Bugs Bunny could always say it correctly, but he'd been here.
Sandra
TreeGoddess
LOL I didn't know other people said it differently. Being neighbors
of "wi SKAAN sun" I thought that the pronunciation was that way for
everyone. LOL
-Tracy-
in Michi-gun ;)
of "wi SKAAN sun" I thought that the pronunciation was that way for
everyone. LOL
-Tracy-
in Michi-gun ;)
On Feb 8, 2004, at 7:50 PM, SandraDodd@... wrote:
> I was coached in how to pronounce it the local way by some poor woman
> who grew up there. It was kinda like this. (I have to clear my
> throat
> and swallow first.)
>
> wi SKAAN sun