One week from today and I'll be back in the classroom. I opened the folder I brought with me of lesson plans for the first weerk back today. I got a couple of good ideas. 8th grade will have the project to try to make some useable object out of recycled materials and 7th grade will have to do the same thing. I suppose that is really only the same idea used 2 times. The 8th grade will have the twist that their recycled item must be sold to raise $ for a charity to make the world a better place. Now I need some ideas of what they could make. I think I will recommend making tiny wheelbarrows for carrying specialized items if students are stuck for ideas.
As I approach the end of my teaching/education services career (only 5 months to go) and the end of my life (hopefully at least 20 more) I think occasionally about what will be my legacy. Currently I am reading 3 Cups of Tea. I am at the beginning of the book but I already have the feeling that Morgensen's generativity will be overwhelming. Is starting a school for kids who are eager to have the chance to learn a great act of sacrifice and kindness? It reads like it will definitetly be in 3 Cups of Tea.
The idea of the holiday of Christmas is unsettling for me in a few ways, There is the wonderful idea of a holiday that inspires acts of random kindness and sharing, but then there is the commercialsim of the celebration and even the idea of giving. I heard an ad something to the effect "let our car brand give you the gift of saving when you buy our brand nex model XLG."
I've got more to add to my Christmas ramble - but for now , to all a good night.
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