Liddell’s Lasting Impression On Us
December 1, 2009So far this analyzing process is going great I think. Our brains have been getting critical analysis workouts for the past 2 months, but:
- What is The Alice Project doing for us?
- Where is this going to take us?
- After all of this is over what will happen?
This project is much too unique for me to ever forget.
It’s given us a chance to have some creative control over our work and also brings in the factor of professionalism. This is much more sophisticated and effective then writing an essay or taking a test over the chapters of this book. We can use or time how we deem fit and try to find out what this book means to us. Our thoughts are not pushed in a guided direction by our teacher. We only see this book from our perspective, which can be both a positive and negative aspect of this project. When we would like to collaborate ideas its easy because we aren’t doing this alone. It’s a group effort and teammates are a great help. I don’t know how much motivation there would be if we didnt have balanced teams going into this project.
I don’t think this project would have been the same if the book hadn’t been Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, either.
Sure, there are many poignant pieces of British literature out there to dig in to, but this story is different. It feels like a metaphor for us, as students. We are kids who are willing to follow our own curiosity down the rabbit hole to see where this project takes us. When you think about it we’re all Alice. We all have that desire to understand things new and foreign. Luckily, for us that does not involve murderous queens, over-emotional turtles or angry little white rabbits.
When we’re done and the finishing touches are put on and the final project is being reviewed, it still won’t be over. This website will always be here. People will always have the opportunity to come here and take part in what we did. So this is sort of like a lasting legacy of all of our efforts. This project has been secretly motivating us to question things from now on and find out for ourselves the meaning of things we encounter in life.
Christian Long
Katherine H.
Melissa H
Rivu D.
Alex E.
Sylvia A.
Wow. This has brought out the undercurrent of thought behind the true goals for all projects. We know that school isn’t everything and a grade we get in tenth grade english probably won’t affect us overly much however the lasting impression it leaves on us is what teachers count on. You have identified the secret goals of all teachers, whether they know that that is what they are trying to do or not. Congratulations:)
I was really impressed with this post (still am); on lots of levels. You’ve really underscored the value of learning in a community, where real learning is a function of thoughtful conversation, even when it’s distributed over time in space via a blog. And you’ve touched on an important difference between thinking done on paper and thinking done online; the online stuff lasts longer.
The thing that most struck me about your writing here is how you were able to write “When you think about it we’re all Alice.” without it sounding trite.
Well done. You should be proud.
Nice! A truly reflective piece, grasping the concept and depth of the character and storylines and running with it…”but this story is different. It feels like a metaphor for us, as students.”
Thanks for the honest reflection, great stuff!