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May. 17, 2009
Week 31, April 27-May 1, 2009
We had some fantastic discussions this week, so instead of blogging an update on everything we have been doing, I will just hit the highlights of our discussions. These discussions have been sparked by what we are reading in history, from our readings in The Story of the USA and Landmark.
We started with readings about the Cold War, as the US and the Soviet Union emerged from WWII as the two superpowers. So we discussed the pros and cons of a democracy and communism. We discussed some of the pros of a socialistic or communistic society--no unemployment, and health care, food, housing, etc all provided by the government. We discussed the type of people who might like socialism and we thought about what situation we might be in such that we might prefer socialism.
We then moved into a discussion about LBJ and his initial popularity as he carried out JFK's programs, and his subsequent slide into unpopularity as he continued and escalated the war in Vietnam. Discussing the Vietnam War was always a touchy topic for me when I was in school. I hated the way everyone talked about the Vietnamese people as "them". I always felt that Vietnamese people were depicted as either small and weak, or pigheaded and cruel. I absolutely did not ever like watching movies about the War. No matter what angle the movie or book was, I just never felt that the essence of Vietnamese culture was captured, nor the spirit of the Vietnamese people. Oh well. I hope to bring some of that into our readings, as I am sure that in future years, we will be discussing this in greater length.
In Starting Strong, we studied the life of Joseph. We talked about how things that we think are "bad" sometimes end up being something "good". We discussed how only God knows what will happen in the future, and that if we learn to trust Him in our "bad" times, we will be able to grow and see Him more clearly during the "good" years.
Reading wise, K started Bruchko as her reader. I read A School Story to A since I thought Bruchko might be too graphic for A. We continued Miracles on Maple Hill for K's read aloud.
In science, we finished up colors, and began a unit on sound. We discussed sound waves and how we hear.
L is still chugging along. Finishing up all her kinder stuff and reading well past 2nd grade level.
Ciao!
A.H. |
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