Friday, December 26, 2008

One Homeschooler Mom Wrote-Behind the Mask: What 'The Phantom of the Opera' Taught Us

One Homeschooler Mom Wrote-Behind the Mask: What 'The Phantom of the Opera' Taught Us

by Amy Hollingsworth

The great thing about following your child's interests is that they are
infinitely more interesting than anything you could dream up on your own. I'm
not exactly the spontaneous type. I like my ducks in a row (a really, really
straight row). The only thing I like better than making a list is crossing
things off that list. But what I've found is that if I rein in my compulsiveness
a bit, my children lead me to heights my list would never permit me to go.
That's how our love affair with "The Phantom of the Opera" began.
It was a
casual affair at first. My son Jonathan, then 6, was introduced to the infamous
Opera Ghost through PBS' "Wishbone." Since all I knew about the story was that
there was a mask involved, we searched out more information on the Internet.
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