Comments on: To Ancient Egypt and Back Again (Part 2) http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/10/30/to-ancient-egypt-and-back-again-part-2/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:22:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Renae http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/10/30/to-ancient-egypt-and-back-again-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2438 Renae Sat, 01 Nov 2008 04:13:51 +0000 http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/10/30/to-ancient-egypt-and-back-again-part-2/#comment-2438 Miiko, Thanks for mentioning your research. That was brought out in the displays. I pointed it out to my kids so we could wonder together if the story of Exodus influenced Akhenaten's decision. Your craft sounds wonderful! My mother-in-law just told me she has some papyrus sheets and reed pens for my kids. I know they will enjoy writing hieroglyphics. Miiko,
Thanks for mentioning your research. That was brought out in the displays. I pointed it out to my kids so we could wonder together if the story of Exodus influenced Akhenaten’s decision.

Your craft sounds wonderful! My mother-in-law just told me she has some papyrus sheets and reed pens for my kids. I know they will enjoy writing hieroglyphics.

]]> By: Miiko http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/10/30/to-ancient-egypt-and-back-again-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2436 Miiko Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:57:31 +0000 http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/10/30/to-ancient-egypt-and-back-again-part-2/#comment-2436 I enjoyed 'touring' with y'all. How fun! I hope we can go to Atlanta next year to visit the exhibit. We have been reading about King Tut and have found it most interesting that his father-in-law Amenhotep IV worshipped only one god (albeit a sun god) called Aten and he hence changed his name to "Akhenaten - pious servant of Aten". and King Tutankhamen's original name, "Tutankhaten" reflected that. A year of two ago, we got a craft kit that allowed you to punch little holes on sheets of metal (copper, aluminium) to create pictures. My DD did one on King Tut on a sheet of copper and that looked so cool. I enjoyed ‘touring’ with y’all. How fun! I hope we can go to Atlanta next year to visit the exhibit. We have been reading about King Tut and have found it most interesting that his father-in-law Amenhotep IV worshipped only one god (albeit a sun god) called Aten and he hence changed his name to “Akhenaten – pious servant of Aten”. and King Tutankhamen’s original name, “Tutankhaten” reflected that. A year of two ago, we got a craft kit that allowed you to punch little holes on sheets of metal (copper, aluminium) to create pictures. My DD did one on King Tut on a sheet of copper and that looked so cool.

]]> By: Renae http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/10/30/to-ancient-egypt-and-back-again-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2437 Renae Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:06:58 +0000 http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/10/30/to-ancient-egypt-and-back-again-part-2/#comment-2437 Barbara, I grew up in a rural farming area, so art museums were scarce. When I flew to Seattle to meet Dylan's family, he knew right where to take me. There was a Thomas Moran showing at the art museum. I could have lived there. :) And you are right. Sometimes I take the freedom of homeschooling for granted. I never considered what my children would have missed going in a large group. My girls wouldn't have even been there. It was such a blessing to tailor the experience for their interest and level of understanding! Barbara,
I grew up in a rural farming area, so art museums were scarce. When I flew to Seattle to meet Dylan’s family, he knew right where to take me. There was a Thomas Moran showing at the art museum. I could have lived there. :)

And you are right. Sometimes I take the freedom of homeschooling for granted. I never considered what my children would have missed going in a large group. My girls wouldn’t have even been there.

It was such a blessing to tailor the experience for their interest and level of understanding!

]]> By: Barbara Frank http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/10/30/to-ancient-egypt-and-back-again-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2435 Barbara Frank Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:06:54 +0000 http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/10/30/to-ancient-egypt-and-back-again-part-2/#comment-2435 Sounds like you all had a wonderful time. :) I find your comment about being nineteen when this first happened to you very interesting. I did go on field trips to art and other museums when I was in grammar school, but got very little out of them because we were herded along in a group and too busy pushing and shoving each other to really pay attention to what we were there to see. And of course, if something did interest me, I couldn't look at it for very long because we had to "keep moving!" Once I started taking my children to museums, I loved being able to take our time and really absorb everything. Aren't our children fortunate to be homeschooled? Sounds like you all had a wonderful time. :)

I find your comment about being nineteen when this first happened to you very interesting. I did go on field trips to art and other museums when I was in grammar school, but got very little out of them because we were herded along in a group and too busy pushing and shoving each other to really pay attention to what we were there to see. And of course, if something did interest me, I couldn’t look at it for very long because we had to “keep moving!”

Once I started taking my children to museums, I loved being able to take our time and really absorb everything. Aren’t our children fortunate to be homeschooled?

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