NewsPre-K to 8
Patriotism emphasis strong at Lower School
Oct 5, 2001 8:00 AM
By Stefan Eady - Faculty
In the wake of the tragic events of September 11,the fourth and fifth grade students at the Lower School have discussed both the negative and positive impact that this tragic event had on the lives of all Americans. These students chose to concentrate on the positive aspect of being an American: our rights and our beliefs and our personal integrity. Class discussions were enlightening, quite lively and reassuring.
Diane Lumpkin, Lower School lead teacher and music teacher, chose an article by Harold W. Ruopp, “What Is An American,” to turn into a choral reading. Students were shown ways in which to make spoken words emphatic and descriptive. After having presented a class reading, students were divided into groups, each preparing their own arrangement. Presentations were overwhelming! Students spoke precisely and dramatically, emphasizing important words like creed, class, color, and ancestry. One group even presented their reading in the form of a rap!
“The students who participated in this exercise were reassured of the blessing that it is to be an American. This simple choral reading has inspired a spirit of patriotism in these boys and girls that we as teachers need to continue to foster,” Lumpkin said.
Diane Lumpkin, Lower School lead teacher and music teacher, chose an article by Harold W. Ruopp, “What Is An American,” to turn into a choral reading. Students were shown ways in which to make spoken words emphatic and descriptive. After having presented a class reading, students were divided into groups, each preparing their own arrangement. Presentations were overwhelming! Students spoke precisely and dramatically, emphasizing important words like creed, class, color, and ancestry. One group even presented their reading in the form of a rap!
“The students who participated in this exercise were reassured of the blessing that it is to be an American. This simple choral reading has inspired a spirit of patriotism in these boys and girls that we as teachers need to continue to foster,” Lumpkin said.
