We are all companions on the journey of life. Teaching and learning is a shared language understood in the context of shared experience. On Friday April 12th a busload of 50 members of the Mt. View Family experienced teaching and learning in this way. Students are earning credit by giving testimony of their learning to what they witnessed on this field trip.
We believe that quality education creates good citizens. Communication and collaboration leads to creative and critical thinking. All learning, no matter the subject language may be applied to any shared human experience. We call this applied learning “cross curriculum” because it connects mathematics, the sciences, the arts and social studies. In doing so, it connects students and teachers in an authentic learning community.
When we pursue knowledge in this way, we find a source of resilience and endurance in one another. We want our classroom to be a congress; a coming together. We want our discourse to give us hope for the future as we create new pathways of learning together.
This trip was wonderful. The place we went to is really beautiful and we witnessed a beautiful forest and spectacular weather. We went on a 2.5 mile walk and I really liked it and enjoyed the view and the company of students and teachers. -Sofia
I, Too
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.
Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.
Based on the photo that I have we can see that there is a parabola as we can observe the parabola is upwards also it is seen that it is close also if we want to use mathematical measurements it could be fun and we could also take from that photo a vertex number a rache and see that It is horizontal or vertical. I think we can do many things with this photo, it is very interesting and it is interesting to know the measurements of the shape of the bridge.
When we study GEOMETRY, we study the measurement of shapes. For example; what is the WIDTH of this bridge? What is the LENGTH of this bridge? What is the VERTICAL measurement? What is the HORIZONTAL measurement? When we measure the INTERIOR of the bridge, how many square feet of VOLUME of stone makes up the interior of the bridge? What is the MASS or WEIGHT of the stones that make up this bridge? – Hameed
Juan Cobo: The water that passes under the bridge. I like the photo because the river helps nature by keeping it alive even for us humans and it looks powerful because without the river everything would be dry, but thanks to the powerful water that nature has life above all on earth..
We were sitting on the 200 year old part of the bridge. Part of the bridge was destroyed by the Southern army during the Civil War. The bridge was rebuilt in 1880.
Breilin: I like the photo where they are all united on top of the bridge, they are united and happy, enjoying the landscape and the walk. I like the landscape and all its surroundings.
The photo that was interesting for me is the three sisters standing on the boardwalk. They are not sisters but it shows us the power of being together. We study the word CONGRESS in Government class. The meaning of the word is ; to come together, a formal meeting of delegates for discussion and usually action on some question. When we come together on this field trip we represent all the students at Mt. View. The boardwalk is a way to travel together. We are traveling together in our learning. – Fayeza
What is the formula for gravity? The force of gravity measures the intensity of the attraction between two massive bodies. It can be calculate as F = (G * m1 * m2) / d^2. Where G is the gravitational constant, m1 and m2 are the masses of the bodies, and d is the distance between them.
Gravity is a constant. It is a law that governs our reality.
The action of falling vs the action of balancing
Falling is gravity at work with a lesser counter force.
Balancing is gravity at work with a more equal counter force.
What is the formula for Equilibrium?
Melvin: I liked several photos,one in which you can see the open field,walking there was great,
The breeze,the trees,the sky,everything looked and felt great, the other where you can see the river, as well as everything.great water,very nice area and enjoying walking along the river
Melvin:I saw the marked paths where they walked in the war. I saw a huge field where they possibly fought.
Earth Day is Monday April 22nd. The earth is a great teacher of humanity. Are we listening?
https://grownative.org/native_plants/virginia-bluebells/
I like the photo that is about nature, nature is synonymous with life, it gives us physical and emotional well being, relaxes our senses and improves our mood. Nature provides us with the food we eat, the air we breathe and the water with which we water our cultivation. Necessary for each living being to develop, nature is something incredible and beautiful. – Carmen
In this photo they show an assertive and tense posture that promises countermeasures to actions against them, like a rattlesnake warns others about caution in their actions. – Hansel pd 5
The origin of the patch which we commonly call the “Navy Jack” dates back to the pre-American Revolution days.
The symbolism of the rattlesnake began in 1754 when Ben Franklin, a man of wisdom and wit, drew a political cartoon. In the cartoon, he drew a rattlesnake with the catchy phrase “Join or Die.” This was in direct response to Britain dumping all their felons into the colonies.
The cartoon went viral before viral was even a thing, and the message circulated from Massachusetts to South Carolina. Obviously, the message struck a nerve with the people.
Unrest was already brewing from the oppressive taxes and laws imposed on them. The colonists heard the warning loud and clear. Join the movement or die. The message of the rattlesnake became a rallying cry for the people. LINK
Thirteen months later during Second Manassas, Union soldiers commandeered the house and outbuildings for hospital use. Throughout it all, the Van Pelts remained staunch Unionists in their adopted home, in stark contrast to many of their neighbors. Facing repeated Confederate harassment, Abraham and Jemima returned to New Jersey, while their daughter remained behind to manage the farm.
Following the war, Elizabeth Van Pelt filed a claim for damages to the estate of her father, who died in 1866. The government awarded the family $320. Fire destroyed the house in the early 1930s
We saw a huge field where they actually fought.
This photo shows where the southern Confederate Army was waiting for the Northern Union Army on the Morning of July 21 1861
This Confederate military leader received a message that the Union forces were crossing Bull Run downstream to the left.
Who Won the battle? It was the Southern Confederate forces on this hill
I liked this opportunity to walk and talk in the landscape of nature with friends. This photo above shows the fear and the aggression of war in July 1861. This very place where I walked on the boardwalk above the wetlands below this hill was a place of canon and gunfire on the morning of July 21st 1861. Let’s remember the importance of creating peace together. – JESUS and Melvin
