Daily Log

Thursday, January 20

(1) We read the conclusion of Walden, in which Thoreau explains why he left the woods (for the same reason he went there), and offers hope that society will someday escape the ruts it is in, and that if people are true to their natures and highest aspirations change will come, however unlikely that may seem in the present.

(2) Mr. P handed out the Culture Box project assignment sheet, and students read it and asked questions about it.

Wednesday, January 19

We read the excerpts from the "Brute Neighbors" chapter of Walden, then looked at students' (and Mr. P's) chunks about the accounts of the ants and the loon aas a way of discussing that material.