From what I read online, INHERIT THE WIND is a dramatization of the real life Scopes Trial. The gist is that a teacher got in trouble for teaching evolution in a school before it was legal. | I honestly had no idea what to blog about for a while. I've always wanted to blog because I like the feeling of putting my thoughts into written words. It's such a relief from my constantly running mind. What makes it harder for me to blog versus normal writing is that I have to decide what thoughts I actually want to share. I don't want to make it too personal because no one would want to read that. At the same time, I want my writing to be of some importance to me. That being said, I probably wouldn't have decided on this topic if it hadn't been for my internship. During my initial observations, the student's were discussing Jerome Lawrence's and Robert Edwin Lee's 1955 play Inherit the Wind. Although I had never even heard of this play until listening to their discussion, I was drawn in to their discussion more than many things I have read. This discussion resonated so much with me that I was almost brought to tears. "Have a bite? Don't worry. I'm not the serpent, little Eva." As a kid, I was homeschooled. I guess my parents thought that if they kept me from all of the "bad" things in the world I wouldn't grow up to be a bad person. I wasn't allowed to listen to "secular" music, I wasn't allowed to watch tv channels with commercials (unless it was a Christian channel), and "fart" and "stupid" were swear words. In the story, a young girl is introduced to a newspaper from outside her puritanical town. The effect alludes to the biblical story of the serpent giving Eve a bite of the "tree of the knowledge of good and evil." I felt a twinge in my chest when I heard them discussing this because I felt as though I had once been "little Eva." The teacher continued his discussion by asking the students why knowledge is important. "Knowledge is power!" exclaimed one of them. I think that this discussion will stick with me for a while. As I go forward with my internship, my future teaching career, and my own future children I will remember that we don't live in Eden. The only power we have against the "bad" world is our knowledge. But maybe it's a lot simpler than that. Maybe it's not just that I feel better equipped to handle life. I've also discovered that I'm a lot happier out of Eden. And isn't that what we want for our students and children? |
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9/7/2015 09:12:08 am
Interesting perspective! I think that when we are armed with knowledge we can make sound choices. I think that is the power of good within us. We want to protect our kids and have them be happy too. No matter what it is hard!
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9/7/2015 09:31:18 am
I like how you approached this blog. I didn’t want to write another unoriginal and overrated basic introduction either. I’ve also been interested in expressing myself through language for as long as I can remember, but I couldn’t be bothered to blog without a push. It is kind of tough to determine what to share and what to save, but it’s just like any writing… We have to consider our audience. I appreciate writing something meaningful and personally significant, because otherwise it really isn’t worth the time it takes.
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Chelsea Leigh
9/8/2015 06:32:12 pm
Hey Marie!
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Janeen D
9/9/2015 12:46:22 pm
Hello Marie! I like the title of your blog! Very clever! I'm assuming it's a reference to the Garden of Eden since you mentioned your strict Christian upbringing which I think is quite interesting. When I was a kid I thought it would be great to be home schooled. My outlook on life would have been different though. It's great that your internship experience inspired this post. Internship has taught me a ton this semester as well. So glad you shared your thoughts and feelings!
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Kimberly Winarski
9/9/2015 02:37:39 pm
Hi Marie!
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