Decatur High “Revolutionary PIES” Day
Decatur Metro | February 4, 2012
Decatur High School teacher Jennifer Gonzalez writes in…
Last week we celebrated Revolutionary PIES day. Here’s what that entailed
Students created projects in World History (aka 10th grade social studies)- Based on our studies, we know that revolutions follow a pattern and that in order for a revolution to occur as opposed to an election or minor shift, countries require a Political, Intellectual, Economic and Social struggle. And that my friends spells PIES. Essentially, we are applying these revolutionary PIES to Mexico, England, Latin America, United States and Haiti. We will see if Egypt fits the profile. This was a challenging unit with a BIG project component.
On PIES Day, teachers arranged for parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles as well as administrators, faculty and staff surprised the students on the day of their presentation. They came to the school baring pies, the delicious kind. And if they didn’t like pies, we “let them eat cake.” The parents and guardians then participated in the lesson and also enjoyed a delicious time with our students. A special guest, Bill Funk, former principal at DHS surprised his grandaughter and joined us as well. It was a really sweet time.
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and so continues my appreciation of the education our children receive in CSD. love the expeditionary approach, family engagement, and creativity the curriculum brings to the process–it mirrors the way learning happens in the wild, and will serve the students well beyond their school years.
p.s. “bearing”
Ms. Gonzalez is like a triple awesome teacher, do you know what I mean?
Were they “baring pies” or bearing pies? Naked pies are scary–they really need whipped cream or ice cream!
They won’t be forgetting the connection between revolutions and PIES!
Sweet