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| Last winter's project - Olaf melted in the rain the very next day... |
What a weekend that we have ahead of us! If you don't already know, winter storm Bella is bearing down on us. I'm just hoping the Winter Storm Watch doesn't fall flat. I'm a fan of snow, especially the kind that allows for snowmen.
As far as our week in class, we have devoted ourselves to understanding the reasons for why States sent delegates to Philadelphia in May of 1787. History textbooks settle on the conclusion that it was to write a Constitution. But we can't do that without acknowledging the constitution that was already in place - The Articles of Confederation. For the purposes of summary and review, I have prepared a set of video lectures for you (parents and students) to use to cover the basics:
The question we have been pursuing through this week is "How was the government the states needed different than the government that they wanted?" What we closed in on today in class, was that Washington felt that the national government needed to be stronger and that the states needed to be weaker.
Our work was difficult, but student leadership pulled us through as we dug into a letter from George Washington written on February 3, 1787 to Henry Knox. This letter was just days of after Shays' Rebellion and three months before the Philadelphia Convention would begin. Surely, this letter contains clues to the government the states wanted versus the government they needed - at least according to Washington. His letter contains nuggets for why and how it was going to be difficult to get the States to give up their "darling Sovereignties." I've included a few pics of students leading the class through a close read of this letter. It was great to see them engaged in a document as difficult as this one was.
As we head into next week, I will be honest in my intention to be kind to those going to Youth in Government. As a former advisor, I know they follow an extremely challenging schedule and have no time for school work while there. As it is a three day week, we will solidify what we have learned in one form or another, but I will not add anything for YIG students to do. Next Wednesday, when our YIG classmates return, we are going to make sure we are ready open the Philadelphia Convention, with our clear understanding of the challenge and purpose that the delegates were faced with.
If you are in YIG, please just be sure to complete the Washington to Knox Letter/Worksheet before Wednesday - work together on it.
Have a great weekend! Let the white stuff fall :)
Yours,
Mr. Bruce
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| 6th Hour: Brody and Noah |
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| 2nd Hour: Keegan and Abby |
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| 3rd Hour: Kristina and Taylor |
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| 4th Hour: Luke and Makinzie |
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