Entrance slip to the garden, Oct 2

I will begin reflecting on the "Where did this come from? Who made or grew it?", which is my favorite question to bring up with students. Students should know more about their environments, and this process can begin with a question. Tracking what goods are made of is a great way to begin linking how one idea can lead to the next. For example the food cycles or water cycles can be connected by thinking of that comes before, and after. With materialistic goods, there are potential environmental impacts in each step of the making, and that could start a chain reaction of "Yikes". For me, it is slightly analogous to the "follow the breadcrumb" kind of thinking, where it encourages different levels of thinking. . This may be a exercise to develop a group of students thinking skills.

"The empowerment which comes from being able to opt out of the consumer paradigm, even for one small item, creates a heightened sense of self-esteem for the skills learned. "

I feel that society has really become out of touch with making things, whether it is to express themselves creatively or even making something for every day use. There is a disconnect with nature  between gaining the skills to make something we have pride in, and now buying these kinds of goods. Today, people have so much extra time the more material goods that they buy. There is no importance of having any kind of craftsmanship and spending thousands of hours being a blacksmith, a leather worker, or even a gardener which is easily accessible within our own homes. This quote made me realize that people are leaving these gaps of time that were, in the past, used to developing skills. There is more of a need for people to be proactive about life today then I would like to think there was in the past. They did not need the constant reminders to get motivated or to be motivating since live is to be active. "I could just go and buy it and it would be ten times better then I could make it", should not be an excuse to not learn a new skill, but I find it funny that even I would use this excuse.

The 7 strand double braid looked the most interesting to me, and definitely the most challenging. I have not braided anything since my out door school in the fifth grade, so the beginning of the video had me confused before I started. Ill be looking forward to try some braiding tomorrow!

A1 through A4 all look great to me, at least applicable in sciences. B1 would be nice as well, I have never had the chance to make a rope before.