Bring the Psych back….

So the morning with the kids was really fun…. As we have started jumping further into the expedition the kids started to learn about the 13 colonies. Trying to understand the difference between the New England, Middle and Southern colonies isn’t easy for them by any means. They didn’t grow up talking about the history of the United States so it is definitely interesting to see how far they have come…. Andddddddddd how far we still have to go. I left them filling out a note catcher on the different colonies. At seminar this week towards the end of the day we started to talk about the philosophers who contributed to the BP philosophies and values. The one I focused on the most was Erik Erikson who I had studied this past spring at Sewanee for my minor. The reason why is because he is more of a conflict and resolution philosopher. He says that we have certain conflicts or crisis we pass through during our lives and it is how we resolve those conflicts that allow us to grow and evolve. This idea really struck home for me as especially lately, I find that I learn a lot of hard lessons and have to pick myself back from getting knocked down. I’ve always told myself that I was getting better and learning more lessons that way…. My parents always told me it’s not about how you fall down or how many times you fall down but rather about how you stand up. Nice to know that someone out there coined a philosophy about going through the tough life lessons. So at least for right now I’m an Erikson… I need to look into him more to see if I really follow all of his teachers or if, like any good BP teacher, I’m choosing certain aspects and mixing them with other things I know to be the best that I can be!