7.14- I have had many fun learning experiences

7.14

I have had many fun learning experiences with my kids and grandkids. Sheila and I often took them to Estes Park, Colorado.

They have to move me into a fun place for me to learn with them. As long as I am in a redundant and boring environment we don’t have new learning experiences, just rest. Work is good and rest is good, but the very best is a fun and exciting learning atmosphere.

Seven years ago today my grandson, Jared, moved me to go to Dallas Cowboy stadium to take some pictures and look over the territory there in Arlington. There were some lovely clouds in the background on this hot day and our car a/c was not working so we had to move along quickly, but we did enjoy the ride and the learning atmosphere.

As March 11, 2020, arrived the atmosphere for learning moved from an exciting social environment of school moved to a very restrained, limited learning location. No school friends, no athletics, no fun with friends and a focus in learning alone. Not bad for the first week but by week four little learning was happening for many students. There is a necessity for those who want us to learn that they move us into position to be helping people and expanding our brain sensors in new environments.

When I started teaching school in the cave man days of 1968 I knew that I had to make sure we had fun as we learned. We had classroom time, but we also had time on the basketball court. We had time in the biology lab, but also in the spring and fall there were field trips to look at real life. Learning without active application just doesn’t happen as it should it seems to me.

When we got back home from our trip to Cowboys stadium seven years ago today, I’m sure it sat down to plan my own next learning lesson for myself.

My grandson flew back to Atlanta and our summer vacation learning was over for that summer.

So my devotional thought for today.

"Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals." Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ecclesiastes 10.1

Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor.

Larry Wishard

7.14.20

I have renamed my blogspot and given a new theme called

Fun Learning Partner. Dedicated to all teachers and parents and grand parents who are relearning to to keep a fun atmosphere in order to teach effectively.