So far, it seems, Homeschool is a boy's dream. My brother is currently designing a hovercraft out of a paper plate, an old spool that's run out of thread, and a cheap balloon. Next, he's going to create a chemical compound he can douse the craft in so he can light it on fire without burning the actual hovercraft; he'll probably melt a couple baloons in the process, not to mention the incineration of multiple plates, (and he's going to have to buy his own thread spools,) but think of all you can learn about air pressure and chemicals... just by burning a paper plate! Expeditionary learning truly is the best way to learn, in my opinion.
Of course, the things I'm doing are quite different from the things my brother is. I will gladly burn something, but I would prefer not to go through the mental strain of trying not to let it burn, especially when I'm the one who lit it on fire. I simply see no logic in the ambition. But, I suppose, if he can make this work, he could be the creator of the world's first hovercraft... and a fireproof one. Big cheer for brother! I'll just settle down and be whatever I end up being- not and inventor, I almost guarantee it- and watch my brother succeed in his endeavors while I succeed in mine.
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