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Comment on Day 11 at Winterthur by Jonathan Rees

Jonathan Rees — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:43:32 +0000

Denyse:

Nice job on the catch-up blogging. It looks great.

Comment on Day 9 – American Philosophical Society and Atwater/Kent Museum by denysekunz

denysekunz — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:59:44 +0000

Many people argue that we don’t have the need to learn penmanship, to this I say that we always need a signature.

Comment on Day 9 – American Philosophical Society and Atwater/Kent Museum by Crystal

Crystal — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:21:15 +0000

I have to say that I agree with you when we need to set guidelines for how we interact with one another and to be able to pull from the great minds of history the idea that we can disagree without attacking is wonderful! I think our kids need to know that these men often disagreed but did it in a way that showed respect for each other.

I must also comment on the handwriting. I feel it is a lost art and we have way too many people who feel it is a waste of time to teach it! I disagree and think that we need to show our kids that handwriting is important!

Comment on Day 8 – Amish Country by mattharris1

mattharris1 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:21:35 +0000

Denyse: I enjoyed reading your blog. The Amish are lovely people, aren’t they? They all looked healthy, happy, and strong. Glad you enjoyed today.–Matt
PS Mormons are not from the Anabaptist tradition. Their church was formed in upstate NY in 1830, long after Menno and his acolytes broke away from Catholicism.

Comment on Day 4 at The Constitution Center by denysekunz

denysekunz — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:33:11 +0000

I have always racked my brain for something innovative to do for my students for Constitution Day. I have tried different activities on the Constitution website, but they just don’t have great appeal. I am getting so much information from these experiences that I never had. It’s so much easier to teach something the better educated you are in that area.

Comment on Day 5 – The Franklin Institute by history591three

history591three — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:38:52 +0000

Drinking warm ale wouldn’t be so bad, especially after the second glass or so, or perhaps one tankard the size you’re holding! Yes, Franklin is amazing and that’s why it’s so fun to learn about his contributions. It’s sad that they don’t have more about Franklin in the building – it is named after him!

Comment on Day 3 at Princeton by Amy Buckallew

Amy Buckallew — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:17:44 +0000

I was also looking for colonial period things in the museum. It was not quite what I expected. But I did think it was pretty neat that they had Einstien’s furniture there.

Comment on Day 4 at The Constitution Center by Debra Hall Ownbey

Debra Hall Ownbey — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:06:34 +0000

Apparently, I’m unable to spell correctly today. Of all things, I spelled my name wrong in the previous comment. How embarrassing!

Comment on Day 4 at The Constitution Center by Debra Hall Ownvey

Debra Hall Ownvey — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:05:13 +0000

I agree with you about Carol Berkin. I could have listened to her talk for many more hours. The statues of the Signers was extraordinary. They seemed life-life at times because it felt as if their eyes followed you.

Yeah, the evacuation was great .

Comment on Day 4 at The Constitution Center by Jonathan Rees

Jonathan Rees — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:14:22 +0000

Denyse:

How will any of this change what you do in the classroom?