Assignment: "Copy [the quote] that resonates with you and write your thoughts about it. How does it make you feel? What do you think it means?" The quote I chose: "If you do not tell the truth about yourself, you cannot tell it about other people." -Virginia Woolf This quote resonates with me …
Seeking Justice Lesson 3: Key Question
(Key Question is from Oyster Academy-Seeking Justice: Lesson 3.) One of the most famous lines in To Kill a Mockingbird is when Atticus tells Scout, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view—until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” …
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Seeking Justice Lesson 3: Discussion Question
Discussion Questions from Oyster Academy-Seeking Justice: Lesson 3. Question: How do today’s chapters develop your understanding of class differences in Maycomb? The poorer aren't as respected as everyone else. The Cunninghams are very poor and Scout was very disrespectful, as clearly shown …
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8th Grade Curriculum 2019 – 2020
We've ramped things up over the last two years with a more vigorous curriculum. Despite my desire to not replicate school at home, my child is at their best when they have a schedule and enough work to keep them busy. Gerg panics when left to their own devices and would choose to stay in bed playing …
A Very Delayed Post About Homemade Wampum Beads
We began studying World and American History in September with an introduction to early civilizations and early means of trade. Specifically, we talked about the Iroquois American Indian tribe and their use of the Wampum Bead as a method for trade. Then we made our own homemade version. Here's …
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Our First Grade Workbox System
I've mentioned before that my daughter loves schedules. She likes to know what is going to happen and she likes to check off a "To Do List." My husband likes schedules too and gets pretty flustered if I change up our plans last minute. I'm a slave to schedules as well, but have always approached …
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
Teachers are not the enemy of education reform
There is a very popular idea that teachers do not want their students to be successful. That educators are really at fault for what ails the failing education system. Additionally, there is the popular belief that those who have money have the answers. And finally, popular opinion is that newer, …
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