Wishlist

Books

• The Emperors of Chocolate : Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars by Brenner.
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain.
• The Odyssey, Homer.
• Treasure Island, Robert Lewis Stevenson.
• Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling.
• Why Do Buses Come in Threes: The Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life, Jeremy Wyndham

Math/Logic/Science

• Tutorials on logic and discrete mathematics.
• 3 CDROMs with physics on them. Demo available for download.
• Active Learning in Chemistry Education

Writing

• Things to write: stories, poems, letters, essays, reports research.

Music

• Classical Music : The 50 Greatest Composers and Their 1,000 Greatest Works by Phil G. Goulding, Phil G. Gooding

Education Goals

• Arts
  • Music
    • Finish Alfred level 6. Should be fairly easy.
    • Be able to teach. Help and teach Kimberley.
    • Able to sing. Need a program or a tutor here.
    • Able to play in a group. Perhaps duets with Kimberley or someone else in the Nashua groups.
    • Advanced Placement in Music. Ask Mrs. Balcom if she has any ideas on this. Ask piano-l this too.
  • Art: do something!
  • Theatre and performing arts: take the kids to performances; see if we can find a performance for them.
• Math
  • Differential Equations
  • Linear Algebra
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Formal Languages
  • Geometry
• Computer Science
  • Programming
  • Computer Architecture
  • Computer Organization
  • Databases
  • Operating Systems
  • Algorithms
  • Networks
  • Compilers
  • Graphics
  • Software Engineering
• Science
  • Physics: finish Physics for Scientists and Engineers.
  • Chemistry: get a lab course or use the textbook.
  • Biology: get a lab course and use the textbook.
• Chinese
  • Reading, Listening to SAT II level. Ask Merrimack High School if they can provide us with a sample listening tape and/or test.
  • Writing, Speaking as per chinese school.
• Language Arts
  • Writing at a college level. Use Writing Strands, revision, diary and the Little, Brown Handbook. Write essays, reports, research papers.
  • Reading: he's reading loads of fiction. We need to add poetry, plays, mythology, classics.
  • Reading comprehension. We need something for this.
  • Vocabulary: look for an online or computer program.
  • Speaking: maybe we need to start a club.
  • French and German Literature: use my books from college.
• Social Studies
  • History: US, NH, World
  • Civics, Government
  • Economics, psychology
  • Geography