E-Journal+Assignments+Using+Online+Resources+Assignment+2

=**E-Journal Assignments Using Online Resources Wiki Assignment #2**=

[|http://www.scrapblog.com] media type="custom" key="2087251" So, as you can see we did make it to NYC (see Scrapblog.com). We did research on the places we wanted to see. We talked alot. I choose places my children knew through school, TV and Movies. -we only had 3 days- I did not realize I was going to create connections for my children and even myself. I just wanted to have fun. On our trip, they never complained or were bored. They were excited to see what was next. We had an incredible time and we learned alot! My daughter even did a project before we went on the Kwakiutls and when we saw the totem poles created by this tribe. It took her school experience and made them true. She just kept correcting me of how to pronounce Kwakiutls. We were also able to see how movies can use a creative license. This was obvious with the movie "Night at the Museum". The thing that was the most unexpected was the overwhelming emotions we experienced Ellis Island and Ground zero. A picture sometimes can not capture the true scope of something.

As for the Aesthetic Question, **Based on what you have presented in your wiki/e-journal, how have you grown as a learner/teacher?** I realized, I am already doing it in someways. By going the next step in the things my children know and are exposed to, I created a situation where they could connect to it, notice more and learn more. They can realize and experience the things they learning in school. See how they relate to them and how much more is out there. I know the goal in Aesthetic Education is to teach in this manner, but the reality is I know my children will not always have a teacher teaching in this way. I am just gratful that I can do this for my children. Teaching them to see the beauty in things. to notice, to be awakened, and how to connect to art and our environment. I hope when I do become a teacher I can implement these skills in my daily teaching style.

I have grown as a parent and teacher in the reality of how powerful Aesthetics can be when teaching a child. To give them direction in what needs to be known and allow them to experience it. To have open ended questions so a children create their own process to solve the for the answers. To see things in many different views and choose thier own path.