The Karate Kid

According to Source A, it states, “The tradition began at a time when many schools were unbearably hot during the summer, and when most moms did not work outside of the home. Now we have air conditioning, and most moms are at work all day. For most kids particularly those whose parents cannot afford to send them to camp or other programs-summer days are often spent indoors, playing video games and watching TV.” Based upon this evidence, I can conclude that summer vacation isn’t very important…

While the boys’ vision tapered quickly, their enthusiasm, for the most part, did not. “Tell me,” John would ask, “what do you see?” Rather than lie and say something like “Oh, not much,” we described sights as best we could. We didn’t want him to feel like he was missing out. But he was. We’d have magnified the loss, however, if we’d held back. In Yosemite, where we traveled for many years in a row, I found myself saying, “John, about a hundred yards away there is a grey wolf. His hair is…

Homeschooling “You’re comparing a system where you’ve got one teacher with 30 kids compared to one parent with two kids” (Fedele, 2010). Homeschooling is by far on of the best ways for education nowadays. Not only can one tailor the lessons to a child’s specific learning style, but they can also give that child one-on-one time to see if they are really grasping the lesson or not to try to prevent gaps in learning. In order to homeschool one must have the time, dedication, and knowledge needed…

It’s really funny thinking back about how it all began. A kid with no experience whatsoever of Parkour attempted one of the higher level tricks and succeeded. It was hot, the sun was bright and my clothes were sticking to my red body. My palms were sweating, was it nervousness? No, it was excitement, or it could just have been the furious heat of the fiery orb we called a sun. Maybe I was overthinking things and being overly cautious, but I look toward Shaggy and asked, “You sure I can do…

course instituted by Suzette Russo. I also attended a co-op where I enrolled in a cooking class, Spanish class, science class, and finance class. All of these places allowed me to meet hundreds of people over the years. I had church friends, ballet and karate friends, and just people I met along the way. Because I was not required to follow a daily, rigid schedule, this allowed me the freedom and responsibility of getting my work done in the timely fashion but also having the…

many struggles in her life. Due to this one major accomplishment, she felt that if she could do this, she could do anything. Although she was one of many, Samantha gained friends through the association such as models or other competitors in the “karate world.” As years passed by, she joined another dojo in hopes to learn a new style of martial arts and escape the dojo that once she called family. Once she had joined the Downtown Dojo…

time. There were many times that I go outside and use my imagination as if my bike was my companion and the tree was my sanctuary home. Whenever there were other kids around, I kept quiet to myself, and the discomfort feeling created inability to interact with them. It was not until I joined karate that I could feel comfortable around kids my age and some who are older than…

also like to see historical monuments like the Great wall of China. Experiencing life in China, the way these people live their daily lives is a great way to observe culture. One reason I am interested in China is because of the movie called “ The Karate Kid” (2010 version). Beijing has the the Great Wall…

skills of defense systems, but that’s not what it is entirely composed of. Its training in self-discipline prepares an individual to overcome any character flaws, irrespective of how deeply rooted they are. Character flaws can easily be overcome in kids as well as adults through proper and rigorous training. Martial Arts requires a lot…

starts to crawl across your cake; that was when I first decided the dessert was a mistake. And I wouldn’t like to guess what’s floating in that chocolate shake. I bring my lunch to school! Our Teacher Sings the Beatles A Poem About Music for Kids Our teacher sings The Beatles. She must know every song. We ask her please to stop but she just sings, "It Won't Be Long." And then she croons like Elvis. She clearly thinks it's cool. And if we beg her not to she just belts out,…