Greetings and Salutations!
Just wanted to take a few minutes to send an update for our work today in class. Students are busy all three periods in the Lizard Classroom! We've hit a good stride and everyone is working exceptionally hard with a huge amount of focus - what an exciting semester.
World History has transitioned from talking about religion during the Enlightenment to to science during the Enlightenment. Today they drew some great connections between Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation to Newton, Descartes, Galileo, and Bacon and the Scientific Revolution. We've been working hard "thinking about thinking" which has been quite a joy.
Cold War is slowly but surely moving forward. We've been continuing to study Morse Code while also digging deep into the Gaddis book. Today was our first book discussion and the kids made incredible observations and made great points. We discussed the concept of "fear" at length and what fear does to our brain - especially in groups. It was fun to make some connections to the science and sociology classes that the students may also be taking. We're at about 1950 now and cruising forward!
US History has been slowing inching forward. Today we completed our study of Jamestown which has included articles, an interactive from National Geographic, lectures, and watching Disney's Pocahontas looking for historical inaccuracies. The sketchbooks that students are building look fantastic and it is clear that they've been working really hard. In addition, their questions are on point and meaningful. Check
Just wanted to take a few minutes to send an update for our work today in class. Students are busy all three periods in the Lizard Classroom! We've hit a good stride and everyone is working exceptionally hard with a huge amount of focus - what an exciting semester.
World History has transitioned from talking about religion during the Enlightenment to to science during the Enlightenment. Today they drew some great connections between Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation to Newton, Descartes, Galileo, and Bacon and the Scientific Revolution. We've been working hard "thinking about thinking" which has been quite a joy.
Cold War is slowly but surely moving forward. We've been continuing to study Morse Code while also digging deep into the Gaddis book. Today was our first book discussion and the kids made incredible observations and made great points. We discussed the concept of "fear" at length and what fear does to our brain - especially in groups. It was fun to make some connections to the science and sociology classes that the students may also be taking. We're at about 1950 now and cruising forward!
US History has been slowing inching forward. Today we completed our study of Jamestown which has included articles, an interactive from National Geographic, lectures, and watching Disney's Pocahontas looking for historical inaccuracies. The sketchbooks that students are building look fantastic and it is clear that they've been working really hard. In addition, their questions are on point and meaningful. Check