Teacher Tests
This picture is only one third posed …
… and it shows how YESTERDAY was a particularly trying day for World School.
S pulled teeth through math and science. I struggled through art of language.
An example: Since we’re in the Lake District, we’re discussing POETRY in art of language. IT’S WHERE WILLIAM WORDSWORTH *COMPOSED* SOME OF HIS BEST POEMS! So after a full morning of lesson prep on “To a Butterfly” … I rolled out the famous poem to dead silence. Serious crickets silence. Then, I’m embarrassed to say that I actually asked my pupils “Why did the author write this poem?” H had this reply: “I don’t know. But he’s crazy for writing a whole poem to a butterfly.”
These are the ebbs and flows of our traveling classroom.
TODAY — thankfully — things flowed.
S knocked the science of cells out of the park with a FIELD TRIP to a local CANDY STORE, to obtain materials to build an enormous cell. (Picture below.)
And art of language celebrated CADENCE today in poetry by writing a nonsense poem to a well known fight song tune … using only the words found on a rather long grocery receipt. (Video below.)
Bring on tomorrow.
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Our cell builders:
Our nonsense poem authors, singing out these words:
Mint cake blackberries
quaker granola Tuc
green been volvic pint
chamelo pepper drum
mature cheddar duni duni
match three blades duni duni
booth brie octavia weekly
BEEF
So if daffodils and butterflies aren’t worth the effort, what would they consider worthy of elegant poetry? Perhaps you could introduce some Gangnam style into the cadence lessons. Hats off to that spectacular cell and the brilliant grocery nonsense. Repeat the exercise in different countries so we can observe a widening palate. :) It so wonderful getting glimpses of your adventures. Keep them coming.
That is MARVELOUS and your boys are never going to want to go back to “local public” school!! We miss you and the silly songs you inspire every day!
I am convinced more every day that Henry is my second incarnation: his insight into “To a Buterfly” is very similar to mine. Am I correct in imagining that the young scientists’ first question was: “Do we get to eat the candy when we’re finished?”
LOL! Did you ask Henry what subject he thought worthy of an ENTIRE poem?
Technology is so fine – and you ALL are too! We’re so enjoying your trip vicariously and with your wonderful pictures and writings. I put my friend, Betsy, on your blog.
I am thoroughly enjoying your stories and antics! World School sounds so cool… Candy cells are the neatest things. Carry on!