Planet Earth
We are watching it. It is gorgeous in HD. Our favorite part so far was the segment (I can't remember which episode) that showed the baboons walking through the water upright, wading in and looking just like humans. We were cracking up! I found a link to that section if you haven't seen it: http://www.mypartypost.com/watchvideo/5022/Planet_Earth-_Baboons_in_the_Water
Interesting sidenote. Kevan had a friend over during the friend's Spring Break. We were excitedly going to watch the latest recording of Planet Earth. I asked the friend if he had seen any of them yet. He looked down as he said, "Yeah, we watched one in science class." I asked if he had enjoyed it. His response… "It was long." Needless to say we decided to postpone watching it until the guest was gone. My son would have been in the same place had he stayed in this child's class last year and this year. I could see it happening; that's why we started homeschooling. Of course it's not just Planet Earth; I'm sure there are plenty of schooled kids that enjoy it. Its just so obvious that when something is done in school it loses its joy and beauty.
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You are so right! And how much of that joy of learning is squashed because the “peers” think it’s boring? I love the fact that my child turns to History channel, Discovery channel or Animal Planet before he even thinks about the cartoon networks.
I’ve only had a chance to watch a little of it, but have loved it so far. I hope it goes on dvd quickly, and that Netflix carries it.
Kathy