This is Tucker. He’s my 10 year old kid.

Tucker wanted more freedom during after school time. His mother and I chatted and I came up with a scheme to sneak more learning in on him. Heh.

It’s hard not to notice how so many kids seem to know less about the world in general than we did at their age. Not that we were geniuses, but, well, you probably know what I mean. A lot of that information about who we are, where we came from and what the world is like was kind of seeping in there around the age of 10, and I’m worried that I aint seeing it. But how to get it in there without more classes, without too much pushback from the kid, and in a way that might be interesting?

Hollywood, baby.

So here was my deal. Once a week, Tucker will be watching one movie – a historical film or a biopic or somesuch. Not to present it as real history, but to get him acquainted with dates/times/names that he oughta know. We then talk about what he thought of the film, including what was “real” and what parts were made up Hollywood silliness. Hopefully enough of the reality “takes” to make a difference – and maybe to get him interested in learning more.

Oh, and he’s got a blog going, where he will review the films and give his impressions. What will the movies be? Well… you’ll have to read the site, no? Each week will be a surprise, although they’ll progress in “chronological” order.

So check out his site here and send some encouraging comments…