  I've decided to take up the task of bringing my niece up to speed on a few things.  Like,  the Declaration of Independence,  the Constitution,  etymology,  math,  anatomy,  etc.  My goal is to transform her into a super learner.  A few of the tasks I have in line for her,  just to get her started are:  Memorize the Declaration of Independence (
at least the first two paragraphs)  Read and understand the Constitution Learn medical nomenclature and the anatomical structure of the human,  this includes ( but is not limited to)  Learning the bones in the body,  where they are,  how to draw them,  etc Learn the structure of the heart,  brain,  and other major organs Learn how the main organ systems work Learn to use the dictionary to trace a word back to its Greek or Latin (
or whatever)  roots and to create " element charts"  or graphs that show relationship between words Learn foreign phrases used in the English language and how to pronounce them correctly Learn the states and capitols ( US)  countries ( and capitols if she gets enthusiastic about it)  of the world,  major lakes and other geographical features Obtain an extensive vocabulary Learn the history of the world Learn how the stock market works and the basics of economics Learn basic mathematical proofs,
 algebra,  and geometry Learn the scientific method Many,  many more things ( mainly the stuff they either don't teach or half- teach in school)  Now some people think this is too ambitious a task for a little girl.  Given that the best of us manage to use only 10 percent of our power,  the average being an abysmal 4 percent,  I think she has plenty of room upstairs to put stuff in.
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Why bother,  some may say.  To which I reply,
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Why not?  There're quite enough average people in the world!  Here's a list of the resources I've been gathering in case anyone else wants to do so with their kids:
 urlLink USConstition. net :  Copies of the Constitution and other historic documents with explainations for different grade levels The urlLink National Archives have proved useful This urlLink third grade science page at UT Martin has information about teaching science including activities you can do Now go do the right thing.
