Sometimes, after completing a work, when I look back at it, I want to redo it completely. Well, we did just that on that fracking project after the first draft was handed in. When I looked at the notes behind the work, and the second paragraph that talked about renewable source of energy vs non-renewable, I liked the argument, but it just didn't fit in with what the essay was about. Again, the question was what? What are we talking about? Are we continuing to talk about the same subject or have we veered from it?
Back to the drawing board
We printed out all the articles this time, not just read on the iPad. For each article I had Ben scan the article one paragraph at a time, and write out the what (or the apple) for each of the paragraphs. Once we got that done, we knew what our second and third paragraphs was going to be for the essay, and we also had a persuasive argument for the conclusion. I had asked him one more question. I know we are fracking for non-renewable energy... is there another method of extraction without fracking? is fracking the enemy or what we are fracking for the enemy? That got him thinking even more and he was reading and getting more articles to help him with the answer...
As usual I am the last to know
After he rewrote the essay first draft, I asked him so what is the feedback from the teacher for what you had already taken in? He says, she wants this like a thesis... aha! the method I had taught him was what I had used myself for my MBA thesis... so I was right on track, except I didn't know if he needed that level of work. Turns out, he did need that level of work... And I am sure he just "forgot" to mention it to me, knowing I will extract work from him :)
Report for the day
He finished all the other homework, had me scan and approve it. He also made sure to do all the little ones first before attacking the work above. So I think what I talked about making a list and prioritizing has stuck. I know I have to reinforce it many more times.
As for me, I have a confession. I didn't walk the 2 miles on Sunday :( To say I was exhausted is an understatement. I did however walk 5 miles today, and meditate. I am slightly changing the format, so I can give full credit to Mr. Deepak Chopra for the 21-day free meditation series.
Welcome to Day 7 - Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire
Our centering thought for today is:
Today's Sanskrit mantra and its English essence are:
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