tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post1552055855674156148..comments2024-03-28T17:38:12.862-05:00Comments on a little birdie told me so: Geography Classsteviewrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-70742893260113584182008-07-15T20:50:00.000-05:002008-07-15T20:50:00.000-05:00This is a neat post! I have to agree with you that...This is a neat post! I have to agree with you that it is more hip and trendy to be 'green' then to know where things are on this planet. It's sad. If more of the celebrities got as excited about education and the lack of it, as they get about being 'green' it would be a better place. Most of them are so self-absorbed it's sad.nanatrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05710834330081243962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-26569864836868710402008-07-15T19:08:00.000-05:002008-07-15T19:08:00.000-05:00Hi Marie Antoinette! Welcome to my blog! Thanks fo...Hi Marie Antoinette! Welcome to my blog! Thanks for the compliments on my aprons. I made another one last night. I have 5 granddaughters so I still have one more to make. <BR/><BR/>Hi Hilary, it's funny how memory works isn't it? Funny the memories that pop randomly into your consciousness.<BR/><BR/>Debby, I never thought about DVD players in the car like that...I've just thought of it from a parent's point of view....ah, blessed silence...on long drives. Very good point. <BR/><BR/>Willow, I used to have a 4 foot framed map of Alabama which showed all the counties. After a number of years I gave it away while trying to clean out some of my junk...I regret it. <BR/><BR/>Pat, I remember Carmen Sandiago....remember the Animaniacs? Remember the song with all the countries of the world. I loved those cartoons.<BR/><BR/>Betsy, when I was taking World History in college we had to fill in ancient maps as part of our tests...I ate that up. Yep, I'm still a big kid.<BR/><BR/>Lavinia, I missed out when they changed the name of Burma to Myanmar. For a long time I wondered what happened. The world was off it's axis, but I couldn't figure out why! I needed you and your atlas.<BR/><BR/>Deedee, I'm with you, it is the people of the world that interest me the most...we can be so different but underneath we all still have the same needs and desires.<BR/><BR/>Strider I agree, as I get older I am more interested in knowing things, learning is not the chore it was when I was young.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-66840057082388349452008-07-15T16:19:00.000-05:002008-07-15T16:19:00.000-05:00I think the older we get, the more we enjoy histor...I think the older we get, the more we enjoy history and geography. I too, love to look at maps...old ones...new ones....etc. Thanks for the post. I enjoyed it.Striderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809828176514703114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-74237968864368319142008-07-15T13:10:00.000-05:002008-07-15T13:10:00.000-05:00Oh my...I am right there with you on this subject....Oh my...I am right there with you on this subject. Not so long ago I had a discussion on this with family and friends. I can remember some of the same things about Geography class and that was quite a long while ago. It taught me to have a connection with other peoples of the world. I have the website for National Geographic in my favorite place...Interesting post :)Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369948264736239411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-75377655283502537812008-07-15T09:50:00.000-05:002008-07-15T09:50:00.000-05:00Does anyone know how to make a salt map, because I...Does anyone know how to make a salt map, because I don't! And I always wanted someone to teach me how to make these. I loved the topography of mountains and valleys and the slash of rivers cutting the terrain in two. And when it was finished I wanted to be able to paint all the parts.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-27982072164916362122008-07-15T09:47:00.000-05:002008-07-15T09:47:00.000-05:00I am not surprised at your interest in Geography. ...I am not surprised at your interest in Geography. I somehow knew that you too are possessed of a curiousity to know, "where is it?". We keep a massive atlas in the living room, close at hand, and I couldn't begin to tell you how often it's used. When a place name comes up, and either I or my daughter are unfamiliar with it or can't quite place it, the atlas is opened there and then. I also enjoy looking at historical maps, and noting how boundaries and place names have changed over the years.Laviniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810442216887536113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-32014295435682642382008-07-15T09:37:00.000-05:002008-07-15T09:37:00.000-05:00Yes, I totally agree! Our Taylor used to love to ...Yes, I totally agree! <BR/><BR/>Our Taylor used to love to hold the Atlas when we went on trips and follow along as we drove.<BR/><BR/>I loved Geography Class, too. I especially loved it when we got to get out our crayons or colored pencils and color in a map worksheet. Fun, fun!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-71170114370442418362008-07-15T09:21:00.000-05:002008-07-15T09:21:00.000-05:00This is so true! It seems I had more of a "core c...This is so true! It seems I had more of a "core cirriculum" in elementary school, with more emphasis on geography and history as seprate subjects. Now it seems to be lumped together as "social studies" and watered down.<BR/><BR/>We had hung a large world map over my son's bed when he was a toddler and by age three he could point out evey country, mountain range, river, etc when asked. He also loved NG and I have an entire bookcase full of them stored away.<BR/><BR/>My daughter didn't take as much interest in maps, but we still encouraged her and bought map puzzles and she loved the old computer gane "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" which helped teach her geography.<BR/><BR/>So I guess education can always be enriched by more home intervention and input.<BR/><BR/>Since my son works in the field of educational research and policy we have some lively discussions over some of these points.Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-66633050541543438652008-07-15T08:19:00.000-05:002008-07-15T08:19:00.000-05:00Social studies and geography were always very intr...Social studies and geography were always very intriguing to me. I especially loved projects that involved drawing maps. Me, too, I loved those pull down roller maps at school! And to this day I have a fondness for vintage maps and globes.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-20249825876428265032008-07-15T06:10:00.000-05:002008-07-15T06:10:00.000-05:00Children,need to be taught to wake up and smell th...Children,need to be taught to wake up and smell the roses.The aprons are wonderful.My daughter would love these.She is an apron nut.I, myself love the old Sewing machine.Its so grand.I also love the old patterns.Hugs Marie AntionetteCreations by Marie Antoinette and Edie Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388016394625058362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-4804596843293698232008-07-15T05:31:00.000-05:002008-07-15T05:31:00.000-05:00Oh, Stevie, you've struck on one of my peeves, kin...Oh, Stevie, you've struck on one of my peeves, kind of. Kids (as a whole) do not have any awareness of the world. The only thing that matters is that they are entertained. DVD players in the car. Whatever happened to looking out the window and seeing where you are and where you've been, and all of that? It is up to parents to instill a love of learning in their children. It is up to the parents to instill interest and curiosity. If a child has this, he'll be learning outside of the classroom. If he doesn't have this curiosity, the best teacher in the world will not help him learn. <BR/><BR/>*steps off of soapbox*Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560071949400915555.post-23720827629215897382008-07-15T04:15:00.000-05:002008-07-15T04:15:00.000-05:00I never never cared much for geography throughout ...I never never cared much for geography throughout school but certainly developed an interest as an adult. We have several years of NG for our boys too. My older son's walls are covered with similar maps.<BR/><BR/>I too heard the sound of the school map as it appeared from its roller and locked into place. Funny how those things reappear when called upon.<BR/><BR/>I'll bet you drew interesting maps for school. ;)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.com