Comments on: Thomas Jefferson and Education http://melissawiley.com/blog/2006/08/21/thomas-jefferson-and-education/ Children's Book Author Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:05:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jane http://melissawiley.com/blog/2006/08/21/thomas-jefferson-and-education/#comment-2259 Jane Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:41:40 +0000 http://72.29.64.190/~mwiley/blog/2006/08/21/thomas-jefferson-and-education/#comment-2259 Umm, Mommy? "that Tom played the violin (a phrase I can only HERE in melody..." Here? That's hear, as far as I know. ;) Umm, Mommy? “that Tom played the violin (a phrase I can only HERE in melody…” Here? That’s hear, as far as I know. ;)

]]> By: Angela, Mother Crone http://melissawiley.com/blog/2006/08/21/thomas-jefferson-and-education/#comment-2258 Angela, Mother Crone Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:00:21 +0000 http://72.29.64.190/~mwiley/blog/2006/08/21/thomas-jefferson-and-education/#comment-2258 I am a Jefferson junkie as well. I think I even embrace him more because of his complexities, as they allow him to be human amongst his brilliance! I haven't been to Monticello in 20 years, and plan on taking the kids as we work our way through the historic sites of the East Coast (this year is Boston!). My son wants to go to either UVA or William & Mary, as an American History major, so I imagine I will become old hat! Have you been to Mount Vernon in the fall? Don't miss that either! I am a Jefferson junkie as well. I think I even embrace him more because of his complexities, as they allow him to be human amongst his brilliance! I haven’t been to Monticello in 20 years, and plan on taking the kids as we work our way through the historic sites of the East Coast (this year is Boston!). My son wants to go to either UVA or William & Mary, as an American History major, so I imagine I will become old hat! Have you been to Mount Vernon in the fall? Don’t miss that either!

]]> By: Steve the LLamabutcher http://melissawiley.com/blog/2006/08/21/thomas-jefferson-and-education/#comment-2257 Steve the LLamabutcher Tue, 22 Aug 2006 09:56:17 +0000 http://72.29.64.190/~mwiley/blog/2006/08/21/thomas-jefferson-and-education/#comment-2257 Sounds like you've got the grist for a new book.... Sounds like you’ve got the grist for a new book….

]]> By: the piano teacher http://melissawiley.com/blog/2006/08/21/thomas-jefferson-and-education/#comment-2256 the piano teacher Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:42:46 +0000 http://72.29.64.190/~mwiley/blog/2006/08/21/thomas-jefferson-and-education/#comment-2256 LOOOOOVE to read your blog and am so gald you have it so that I can keep up you and your family when the big day arrives! I have to LOL because Jane told me to visit here and read all about Tucumcari Mtn -- how beautiful! And your blog sounds just like Jane at the beginning of her lessons! I always have to find a creative way to focus her attention on the keys in front of her ... although it's hard when she is so informative and entertaining at the same time!! I will miss your family so! Fondly - the piano teacher P.S. You can call on me for chocolate ANYTIME!!! LOOOOOVE to read your blog and am so gald you have it so that I can keep up you and your family when the big day arrives! I have to LOL because Jane told me to visit here and read all about Tucumcari Mtn — how beautiful! And your blog sounds just like Jane at the beginning of her lessons! I always have to find a creative way to focus her attention on the keys in front of her … although it’s hard when she is so informative and entertaining at the same time!! I will miss your family so!
Fondly -
the piano teacher

P.S. You can call on me for chocolate ANYTIME!!!

]]> By: Karla http://melissawiley.com/blog/2006/08/21/thomas-jefferson-and-education/#comment-2255 Karla Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:43:11 +0000 http://72.29.64.190/~mwiley/blog/2006/08/21/thomas-jefferson-and-education/#comment-2255 Hi Lissa, I wonder if you remember me? We emailed back and forth about Sonlight and all things Little House awhile back. (We "met" on the Sonlight forums.) How fun to discover your blog! Amazon actually led me to it... They have this new thing called a "Plog" (still not sure what that is...), but it had a post from you on it because I've bought some of your books on Amazon. So I went to the Bonny Glen site and found my way here. I loved hearing about your family's visit to Monticello. Lewis & Clark are very popular around here, too. I think we've visited all the historical sites having to do with them within a 500-mile-radius! LOL! I've bookmarked your blog and will be "subscribing" to keep up! Karla C Hi Lissa,
I wonder if you remember me? We emailed back and forth about Sonlight and all things Little House awhile back. (We “met” on the Sonlight forums.)

How fun to discover your blog! Amazon actually led me to it… They have this new thing called a “Plog” (still not sure what that is…), but it had a post from you on it because I’ve bought some of your books on Amazon. So I went to the Bonny Glen site and found my way here.

I loved hearing about your family’s visit to Monticello. Lewis & Clark are very popular around here, too. I think we’ve visited all the historical sites having to do with them within a 500-mile-radius! LOL!

I’ve bookmarked your blog and will be “subscribing” to keep up!

Karla C

]]> By: Jennifer http://melissawiley.com/blog/2006/08/21/thomas-jefferson-and-education/#comment-2254 Jennifer Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:31:34 +0000 http://72.29.64.190/~mwiley/blog/2006/08/21/thomas-jefferson-and-education/#comment-2254 LOVE 1776. That is such a fun movie. Sounds like a great weekend. LOVE 1776. That is such a fun movie. Sounds like a great weekend.

]]> By: Love2learn Mom http://melissawiley.com/blog/2006/08/21/thomas-jefferson-and-education/#comment-2253 Love2learn Mom Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:02:46 +0000 http://72.29.64.190/~mwiley/blog/2006/08/21/thomas-jefferson-and-education/#comment-2253 Interesting! One thing to consider about education past vs. present is that the wealthier classes of the past had the leisure for education because they had slaves to do their work. Today more ordinary people like us have those quantities of leisure available because of wonderful things like dishwashers and clothes dryers but we don't value that wonderful "leisure" or fritter it away with TV and too many hours of formal school or whatever (and the vast quantities of formal schooling certainly help kill an interest in learning as something we live for). Somehow our idea of learning and such as something to be enjoyed has been lost - possibly because we've gotten confused about HOW MUCH WE HAVE TO GET DONE! (at least it feels that frantic in our culture today). I found it so interesting to talk to my friend Ana from Brazil this weekend. I learned from her that it is normal in Brazil and many other parts of the world to attend formal school classes for half a day and spend much more time with family (including that very important informal learning that is very motivating and helps people to see it as something to be valued and enjoyed). Interesting! One thing to consider about education past vs. present is that the wealthier classes of the past had the leisure for education because they had slaves to do their work. Today more ordinary people like us have those quantities of leisure available because of wonderful things like dishwashers and clothes dryers but we don’t value that wonderful “leisure” or fritter it away with TV and too many hours of formal school or whatever (and the vast quantities of formal schooling certainly help kill an interest in learning as something we live for). Somehow our idea of learning and such as something to be enjoyed has been lost - possibly because we’ve gotten confused about HOW MUCH WE HAVE TO GET DONE! (at least it feels that frantic in our culture today).

I found it so interesting to talk to my friend Ana from Brazil this weekend. I learned from her that it is normal in Brazil and many other parts of the world to attend formal school classes for half a day and spend much more time with family (including that very important informal learning that is very motivating and helps people to see it as something to be valued and enjoyed).

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