Over the next four months I plan to use this site to organize plans for the term. This is where the mash-up of curriculums will take place. It is an exciting process. We look over the material each student will be covering during the winter term. Topics from all subjects are extracted and then mashed together to create an integrated, cross curricular unit. If done correctly, intertextual themes and connections will grow organically from the reading and discussing.
This is also my space to track my learning as I embark on a journey with Circe Institute's Atrium program.
Today I am looking for AP Human Geography resources that may be used to lead our weekly class discussions. Once a week we will address current events linking them to other areas of our curriculum. Last year we looked at the entropy cycle of civilizations. It would be interesting to compare the models included in the human geography text to that model.
For two weeks I had been wandering through a few books. Missing the point, stumbling over irrelevant details, until this week when I found myself surrounded. All that I had been studying and reading came together to create a comprehensive whole. Homeric religion, classical education, Greek Philosophy, and Shakespearean drama all had something to say about human nature. Simultaneously reading these works exposed common threads. Big ideas swelled like waves crashing over me. Followed by a counter argument exerting the same force. The swell turned to a torrent. I am caught up in the great conversation.
AP Human Geography-and this and this teacher page
National Geographic
The Week-to order for class copies
(2/4/2024) Amy, I want to be you. That 42 year old with a 4 year old, 6 year old and 12 year old. You were so strong; athletic, smart, and energetic. I miss you. I don't know where I am now but I can't go back to that girl. I remember the pain that did not get put into these pages, the constant pressure I put on myself and the feeling of loneliness but pushing through to make others happy. I made it. We made it. There is something new in the works. The intervening 10 years have thrown me for a loop but I am back. Who am I? I am working on it. Do I go back to find myself or just keep moving forward? Would my grandmother or Great Grandmother worry about or think in terms of "finding herself"? Is this all-modern jargon? I don't know but the gut and thick thighs have to go.
(2/2/2026) I am still that woman. Life has thrown some curve balls at us but we have survived. Things are improving. If given the chance to go back in time, I am not sure if I would do it...then I think, yes, of course I would do it.
4/4 Yes, I am working on things. In March I began my sober journey again. Prior to going AF I always soak myself in alcohol, have a few angry outbursts, then put it away. I had a good 11 day stretch during Easterns but came home and ruined it with 5 days of wine and tequila. BUT the good thing is that I did not stay there. I allowed the stress to get to me and I consciously choose to drink. I am now at day 11 but I am not going to fall into the bottle. After I fell off my commitment to go 30 or so days, I read that the first 2 weeks can be tough. It got me. Not this time. Being sober also helped me focus my energy as I got all of my recommendations together, updated my resume, and applied to FA for a history position. I also filled out and submitted the paperwork to expunge my record of the disorderly conduct change. That made me good. I am waiting for the decision, but I feel confident that they will remove it because the woman working on my case seemed to support the appeal. This entry will be useful if I ever get back to the classroom.
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