Presidential Rap

The raps in this video are pretty bad, but I'm sure your kids will be thrilled to improve on them. Please post them for us to see when they're done.

Reading - For Pleasure and / or For Knowledge

My fourteen year old daughter is an avid reader. Sometimes we can't get her to put a book down. She devours books like most kids go through video games. So clearly, this concern that I have about her reading is tempered. As I have another child who equates reading with the plague, I do know how blessed I am that she reads anything. But I am in the process of trying to grow her reading list. I have tried to encourage her to beef up her book choice. As she has made college a clear goal in her life, I believe that she has to begin to include some classics and award winning books into her repetoire in order to: 1. be seriously considered by a college 2. aquire the basis for knowledge to converse with other educated people. Below I have cited some booklists that you may find helpful, if you have the same perdicament, but I would also love to hear what books you consider necessary to a proper education.

College Bound Reading List
Compiled by Arrowhead Library System

http://www.phschool.com/curriculum_support/reading_list/high_school.html

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/23628.html

http://www.listsofbests.com/list/23705