One of the things I love about homeschooling is the time and freedom it gives us to do and learn things that we may not do otherwise. This is particularly true in our case with Rye because he only has a smallish window of time in the day when he is open to learning in a traditional manner. So, we have to use that window to it’s fullest and then find other, more unconventional, ways of learning that appeal to his other senses. In that, one resource I use a lot when we are homeschooling is documentary films. I love documentaries and Rye does too now. I feel they are a great way to learn about the world.
The Boys of Baraka is a great documentary film. It chronicles the lives of a few 12 and 13 year old African American boys and shows what happens when they are removed from their lives in the ghettos of Baltimore and are taken to a private school in Africa where they can focus on learning in an open and violence-free environment.
Here is the PBS link telling about the film.
http://www.pbs.org/pov/boysofbaraka/
We have seen this before but are watching it again today as it was a few years ago when we first watched it and I think it will have more meaning now that Rye is the same age as the boys in the film.
Check it out.
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