tunaplanet 0 #1 April 25, 2004 I'm sure everyone will google this, but let's see who the first person is that can tell me what "mjolnir" was. There are slightly different spellings of the word. Ok, I'm bored. Maybe I'll go buy a plant and talk to it or something. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #2 April 25, 2004 Quote"mjolnir" was. Not gonna google it... Wasn't that Thor's hammer? Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misslmperfect 0 #3 April 25, 2004 yupOh Canada, merci pour la livraison! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #4 April 25, 2004 See? That early education on the Norse Gods came in handy! It only took 30 years. LOLOL!!! YAYAY me! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misslmperfect 0 #5 April 25, 2004 im curious...where, and why for that matter, were you educatred on norse mythology? i dont think we got that lesson in HS or college english... maybe i just wasnt paying attentionOh Canada, merci pour la livraison! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #6 April 25, 2004 Quotewhere, From nursery through 5th grade, I was educated at a Rudolph Steiner school (aka "Waldorf") in Northridge, CA. They have a wonderful educational premise, and I benefitted highly from it. Quoteand why for that matter Dunno...that I can't answer. We also learned about ancient cultures, as well as Roman mythology, and Greek mythology, as well as read Homer's Illiad and Odessy...(oh geeze, I can't spell that right now), and also all the classics including Shakespeare, Chaucer, and so forth. So there must've been a reason, I just don't know it. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misslmperfect 0 #7 April 25, 2004 ahhh...i was educated by the fine public schooling system of dallas, tx. didnt mean to come off as rude...sorry if i did. i am just surprised at what some learned in school that i had to teach myself. my teachers took us through greek mythology very briefly, and that was about it. we did get 3 years of texas state history though!!!! ...only in texasOh Canada, merci pour la livraison! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #8 April 26, 2004 Quote.i was educated by the fine public schooling system of dallas, tx. didnt mean to come off as rude...sorry if i did. i am just surprised at what some learned in school that i had to teach myself. No, rest assured you didn't come off as rude. It's a good question - not too many kids learn about Greek/Roman/Norse mythology, especially not by 5th grade. One of the first stories I ever wrote was read at one of the assemblies...I was in 4th grade, and I wrote the story of a day in the life of Gilgamesh. 'Twas rather interesting, hearing my words read by Mrs. Sharp. The system is very intense, very hands-on, very "classical". We learned English, Spanish and German - all at the same time. The higher grades had the choice of latin, chinese, or arabic in addition to those three. The theory behind the education is two pronged: ~Total immersion, and children learn by doing, not sitting and studying, and ~It was our classroom - meaning the teachers for the special subjects came to us (except music, which was taught in the music area across the street...). In other words, it's our environment, but the teachers would come in and it would be total immersion at that point. The physical teaching of the alphabet, for example, would have the nursery schoolers (3-4) walking the letters, or making our bodies be the letters. The physical teaching of math, geometry, and natural sciences had us in the garden growing things, or knitting and crocheting or painting things. I'm not explaining it well, but I will say this...when I came to public school in 6th grade, I learned nothing I hadn't already known until Advanced Placement English, in 12th grade. The draw back was the social aspect...there was very little blending of races, and we stayed with our class until we graduated or left the school. There was no forced interaction, and because of that, my social skills were delayed when I came to public school. It was one of the reasons my parents pulled me from Highland Hall...but sometimes, I wish they hadn't...I think I'd rather the classical education than the social skills... Oh well. So yeah, that's how I knew what Mjolnir was. LOL! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #9 April 26, 2004 Quote ahhh...i was educated by the fine public schooling system of dallas, tx. Oh man..........I went to public school in Georgia and got Norse and Greek Mythology. Wow........Maybe Georgia Red Necks aren't THAT dumb. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #10 April 26, 2004 Quoteread Homer's Illiad and Odessy...(oh geeze, I can't spell that right now), and also all the classics including Shakespeare, Chaucer, and so forth. So there must've been a reason, I just don't know it. Hmmm. Is anyone here who reads Michele's writing surprised that she's read Homer, Chaucer, and Shakespeare. I think I've figured out why her writing is so darned good. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #11 April 26, 2004 QuoteI think I've figured out why her writing is so darned good. and apparently why mine is so bad......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misslmperfect 0 #12 April 26, 2004 i never gave much thought as to what i didn't learn in school until now. lol, not saying i feel i was short changed in school..but sometimes when im having discussions with people from other areas and backgrounds, it blows my mind what they've learned that i haven't. or at least..what they learned in school that i didn't. i was a psych major, and during my child development studies we got in some pretty heated debates about inclusion/mainstream methods of teaching compared to brain based and character based methods. the results were pretty impressive in favor of the latter. and yes...that surely plays a role in Michele's amazing capabilities as a writer...but i dont think her education can take all the credit Oh Canada, merci pour la livraison! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misslmperfect 0 #13 April 26, 2004 i'll 2nd that!!! ...my writing, not yours Oh Canada, merci pour la livraison! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #14 April 26, 2004 Quoteit blows my mind what they've learned that i haven't. What I have learned is that America seems to have a "Regional Conciousnous" in education. I grew up in Georgia so I learned A LOT about the American Civil War and the civil rights movement.(The house I grew up in was only missed by Sherman's March to Savannah by 3 miles or so) My ex-wife, who grew up in Washington State, learned very little about it and learned MUCH more about Indian tribes and Lewis and Clark. I can imagine that Texas is heavy on how that State (or country to the die hards) was founded. Lord knows what kids are taught in California. I can tell you that my kid WILL be visiting the Civil War Cyclorama and Kennesaw National Battlefield this summer. I grew up with a "Rebel Yell" embedded in my thinking and I think he should too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damion75 0 #15 April 26, 2004 QuoteI wrote the story of a day in the life of Gilgamesh. Knowing what I now know about the Epic of Gilgamesh, and the activities of Enkidou, I find it surprising that they thought that this was childrens material!! For the uninitiated, (me until a few days ago!) Enkidou was a virgin until he was about 26, when he had sex with a harlot which lasted for seven days... after which "He cast his eyes upon the herd" *************** Not one shred of evidence supports the theory that life is serious - look at the platypus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #16 April 26, 2004 Quote "He cast his eyes upon the herd" Oh damn..........do I have competition here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #17 April 26, 2004 Quote as well as read Homer's Illiad and Odessy.. sorry for my lack of culture, but it wasn't Homer who did the Odissey, it's SUNPATH scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #18 April 26, 2004 Thanks for the compliments, guys, but I really don't know that I am that intense of a writer - certainly I was exposed early to classical writings, and always loved describing things; possibly it's the Irish in me, the habit of going on and on and on.... Quote I find it surprising that they thought that this was childrens material! Perhaps no more than the Battle for Troy, and why it happened...or the tale of The Odessy, heroic, very bloody and rather fanciful...and perhaps not any more so than the goings on in Greek or Roman or Norse mythology, or ancient Egypt... It was more along the lines of history, and where else to better start than with "pre-history," and the (thought to be) oldest written story? Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misslmperfect 0 #19 April 26, 2004 lol i hear ya..i'm born and raised in texas and it SHOWS! my husband was born and raised in new jersey....and believe me that shows too! we now live in the midwest. it ought to be quite interesting to see how our kids turn out that 'rebel yell' is loud and clear in me as well, much to my husband's dismay (i kid, i kid) and i just hope i'm able to share that with our kids, whether we live in the midwest then or not. my southern heritage is something i don't want to let go of! from what i can tell my husband is trying to run away from everything south jersey!!(and i'm not complaining! )Oh Canada, merci pour la livraison! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #20 April 26, 2004 QuoteHmmm. Is anyone here who reads Michele's writing surprised that she's read Homer, Chaucer, and Shakespeare Where do those guys jump?SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
