On Friday before the vacation, we had a "discussion" about the push and pull factors that affected the massive move Westward. Eventually the discussion turned into a debate. We started class by watching the Sophia that did not upload on the Thursday that it should have uploaded on. After we watched them and took down some questions that came to mind as the videos went on, we split into two groups that formed two circles, an outer one and a smaller inner circle. The inner circle had 10 minutes to discuss the push factors until they had to switch places with the outer circle. The outer circle then had 10 minutes to discuss the pull factors. The first group had a really hard time coming up with good questions and their discussion pilfered out quickly. When we switched places, Caleb got heated and he led the debate. It was a great way to end the last day of school before vacation because I love having discussions, especially with Caleb.
Today, we went to the computer lab and signed up to a website set up by the Smithsonian. The point is to basically do a project on something that interests us. I am excited for it, but I am just not sure what it has to do with history, and if we are wasting our time doing something that does not relate to what we are learning in school. Laurel had a really hard time picking a subject, but I decided to analyze portraits. I read a book called The Girl With The Pearl Earring and it gave insight on both the painter and the sitter, so I am looking forward to doing a more in depth learning curve on it. It was a relaxing way to end the day.
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