We watch our fair share of movies around here. I think it is a pass time we ALL enjoy as a family, frequently. Tonight we watched Patch Adams. If you have never watched, the shortest summary I can give is the movie is about an aspiring medical student, Hunter "Patch" Adams, who dreams of changing the sanctimonious attitudes of doctors and the bureaucratic red tape of the health care system during the 70's. It is based on a true story. The movie is of course ended with a short paragraph or 2 about what was happening in the main character's life as the filming ended. Patch did complete his Ph.D and went on to found the Gesundheit Institute.
After clicking around the website I found Designing a Society. The entire organization sounds completely unschooly to me. I can only begin to imagine the kind of brainstorming that goes on in a place like Gesundheit.
This gives me an idea to talk with Mady and Niki about what their thoughts on a perfect society are. What would you have if you could have anything? Every idea would be different. One of the first things that comes to mind is how could everyone reach a consensus? Design my own society...this could be scary! I read The Giver by Lois Lowry and it is one of my favorite books from a unit we did in school on utopias. One of the most memorable portions of the plot for me has to do with twins. A good read, and easy for young readers too.
Happy almost Friday!
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