Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Day 92 - Joy

I have been reading “Letters to a Young Teacher” by Jonathan Kozol. Today I was reading a chapter about ‘fun’ not being considered an essential element of modern education. That certainly hit home with me. Ben has a naturally joyous side to his personality but I do not sense any passion or excitement in the work we are doing. The problem is that when trying to keep the boat floating is hard to think about charting a new chart.

Today:
  • Worked on Australia Diary Entry (more research needed).
  • Worked on some Math Problem solving techniques (he has some very good natural problem solving abilities.)
  • Reviewed current Vocab.
  • Discussed Plans for Aquarium and accompanying Office reorg.
  • Gym Class.
  • Journal & Independent Reading.

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