Last week we visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is a favorite spot for my seven year old and me. After studying Egypt, we spent almost 2 hours in the Egyptian collection; she knew more than the junior college kids falling asleep in front of the Temple of Dandur. Last month we rented the audio guide and she was engrossed in the Greek and Roman Collection before and after lunch. But this most recent visit we went because my aunt was visiting. We had not studied any new period closely, so we meandered around. L. enjoyed the audio tour again, but was more aimless. (The biblical imagery was understandable to her. My 4 year old and I reasoned out who we thought was the bad thief and who was the good thief. She had good reasons, but the artists were not as interested in the thieves as we were.)
Anyway. What struck me following our most recent tour was how much L. benefited from studying a period before seeing the great works from that period. It was the same reaction I had today at Muscoot Farms; the animals fascinated the children: the farm tools they had no concept of were ignored. Being a homeschooling mom, this is helping me focus what we study and where we go for field trips.
Still Learning,
Beth
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