tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post7884030268131582012..comments2023-10-19T11:27:25.565-04:00Comments on Nutwood Junction: Renaissance WomanBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05149068921334726430noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-30361489493072229022010-07-05T23:40:01.452-04:002010-07-05T23:40:01.452-04:00Great post, Beth! (And btw, you make a stunning Mo...Great post, Beth! (And btw, you make a stunning Mona Lisa!) Nothing should be left out of our education and the education of our children. I struggled last year with getting Eler Beth to do her history lessons, and, seriously, I made them interesting, I swear! I loved history as a child, so it was beyond my ken that she wouldn't. She doesn't. Oh well, we all have our favorite subjects. I finally closed any and all arguments on the question of whether learning World and American History were actually necessary to her education by telling her that regardless of whether she was learning anything that would mean anything to her or be of any use to her in the future, she was *learning* and that was the point. Any time you learn something new you are creating new synopses in your brain -- right? You're the scientist, so correct me if I'm wrong. She loves music and art, and she loves science. She likes math, tolerates language, and is learning to tolerate history. By giving her all she wants of everything she loves, and by exposing her as much as possible to the others, I am hoping that her little sponge-like brain is soaking up more than she realizes and creating all kinds of little gray-matter learning bridges that are going to enrich her life now and in the future and make it easier for her to excel in whatever endeavors she makes. We don't need art or history? Puh-lease!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506026496063245730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-58448207293399271282010-06-17T19:07:33.863-04:002010-06-17T19:07:33.863-04:00Beth I always thought you were a Graphic Designer....Beth I always thought you were a Graphic Designer. The first time I visited your site I was in awe, on how to create a banner like yours. I know that you are super cool and informed, but by no means you are not art limited. You fooled me. Which proofs my point, art as any other subject has nothing to do with talent, it has to do with knowledge. Now I get your fascination for reaching deep. You and Bucko are scientists. Thanks for this postlelocolonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863848230674917354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-40749795694326374212010-06-17T15:08:44.307-04:002010-06-17T15:08:44.307-04:00Life is a knowledge journey.Life is a knowledge journey.Ken Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425810816600512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-40065296798210638352010-06-17T02:56:30.312-04:002010-06-17T02:56:30.312-04:00Great post! Yes! Thank you.Great post! Yes! Thank you.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718724697267800263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-71387654286775287862010-06-16T14:06:27.630-04:002010-06-16T14:06:27.630-04:00Fun picture.:)
Agreed Beth. Everyone should be a ...Fun picture.:)<br /><br />Agreed Beth. Everyone should be a citizen of the world and a life long learner. If you don't like it, tough, you are already here, locked on this floating bubble of life; get over it.Kyle Leachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369076904327452139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-70667595364174990022010-06-16T10:26:16.686-04:002010-06-16T10:26:16.686-04:00Art and music work in and help form parts of our b...Art and music work in and help form parts of our brains that we need in life. It's not all "one or the other", people.Toonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02867993460493875221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-1518996616678920042010-06-16T10:13:07.299-04:002010-06-16T10:13:07.299-04:00When I was teaching, my students were surprised th...When I was teaching, my students were surprised that I often take classes. I like to take dance and language classes. And of course cooking. I told them that learning is a lifelong process. <br /><br />My mother holds a degree in biology although if she did it all over, it would be in math. She sings, draws, paints, and until her sight started to fail, read endlessly. As a kid I was surprised by her artistic ability. She explained that in biology, one often has to draw what one sees.Kailynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929638120561092330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-35905303098494782622010-06-16T09:47:55.170-04:002010-06-16T09:47:55.170-04:00You know, Mona looks alittle like me :)You know, Mona looks alittle like me :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03242354503126154979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-90720565891816117142010-06-16T09:47:02.520-04:002010-06-16T09:47:02.520-04:00When not out protecting the nation, Mark is a high...When not out protecting the nation, Mark is a high school science teacher and would be the first to agree with you. I find science very interesting and hang around in the dinningroom when Mark is tutoring a student. he/she who stops learning, stops living.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03242354503126154979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-6827577464197045632010-06-16T09:13:58.923-04:002010-06-16T09:13:58.923-04:00I was reading somewhere about how the science is o...I was reading somewhere about how the science is overlooked as being 'only for scientist types' and it was okay to be ignorant of science in general. The arguement was that as a culture we need to overcome the 'it is okay not to know science' stigma that exisits.<br /><br />I think that the same kind of bias or ignorance is made in general when it comes to scholarship. For some reason it seems that material gain has been seperated from having comprehensive knowledge, and I think that is a major problem.<br /><br />Scientist tend not to be limited in knowing only their field... maybe it helps that the way that information is processed scientifically also allows them to understand and see how systems work in other areas.<br /><br />It is rare for a scientist to say, 'yeah, I am deep into molecular biology but that Shakespeare stuff is too much for me', whereas if the English major were to say the opposite, nothing less would be thought of him and people would even understand where they were coming from.<br /><br />I guess I think sciece folks have an insatiable curiousity about them and the capacity to follow where it leads without losing their focus on their primary interest. That is why folks think there should be a greater focus on 'numbers' because they cannot understand how the electives relate to making progress and advancing humanity.<br /><br />They think it is about having the most toys instead of having the most fun with toys.Big Mark 243https://www.blogger.com/profile/10974573439218884164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-33974797002540033862010-06-16T08:22:59.065-04:002010-06-16T08:22:59.065-04:00The person who is only science and math is not a c...The person who is only science and math is not a complete person.<br />As is the person who is only art and literature.<br /><br />My father was a chemistry professor and a stained glass artist.<br />That's the greatest lesson I ever learned: not to be one-dimensional.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-736448434152217111.post-71147364586996029002010-06-16T06:49:06.584-04:002010-06-16T06:49:06.584-04:00we went a year without specials- it sucked and whe...we went a year without specials- it sucked and when money is tight, specials are the first things to get cut from a school's budget.<br /><br />xxalainaxxmrs.missalaineushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542984504965262088noreply@blogger.com