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Bell Ringer: Left-side of NB

Bell Ringer: Left-side of NB. If given the opportunity to reform an area in today’s American society, what would it be and WHY? HW: Read Chapter 8, Section 1…possible quiz tomorrow Bring your textbook Friday, January 21 for both an activity and book check . Transcendentalism.

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Bell Ringer: Left-side of NB

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  1. Bell Ringer: Left-side of NB • If given the opportunity to reform an area in today’s American society, what would it be and WHY? • HW: Read Chapter 8, Section 1…possible quiz tomorrow • Bring your textbook Friday, January 21 for both an activity and book check 

  2. Transcendentalism • Ralph Waldo Emerson leads group practicing transcendentalism: • - literary and philosophical movement • - emphasizes simple life • - truth found in nature, emotion, imagination • Henry David Thoreau puts self-reliance into practice, writes Walden • Thoreau urges civil disobedience, peaceful refusal to obey laws

  3. Utopias • • Utopian communities—experimental groups, try to create perfect place • • EXAMPLE: Brook Farm • • Most utopias last only a few years

  4. Shaker Communities • • Shakers share goods, believe men and women equal, refuse to fight • • Do not marry or have children; need converts, adoption to survive

  5. Shaker Simplicity & Utility

  6. Time to expand on your ideas • At the start of class, you mentioned you wanted to see “reform” in education. • With a partner or two, create a list of what you would want to see change in education. • Think from elementary education to high school • Think about qualifications of teachers • Think in regards to discipline • What is taught • Length of the school year, etc.

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