The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hello, again. This week our first-grader went back to school as part of the district's hybrid program. She is physically in school on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, she is virtual. Unfortunately, it is virtual with videos of the teacher and no interaction with other children. The class is split in half to maintain social distancing requirements, so the other half of the class goes on Thursday and Friday. There is a lot of work we are putting on teachers right now.
Our daughter's teacher makes videos for every lesson and teaches physically four of five days a week. If you see a teacher, thank them. They do a lot with a little. It is up to us parents to bridge any gaps in understanding and to be involved as much as possible. This leads me to our next virtual museum, the Met kids Museum of Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a virtual museum that they advertise as being made in cooperation for kids by kids. It features a museum exploration map that enables the user to click on numerous museum areas to read and watch a video about that particular work of art.
Another tab is the met time machine that allows a user to go back in time by country and time period. Having never been to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I really enjoyed this virtual museum. Much of the collection is made of items used in everyday living, such as a chariot. They set up comparisons between chariots and today's automobiles. They also mention that people of wealth were often buried with their chariot. There is a lot of interactivity with the setup of this virtual museum. If you have an opportunity, take a look. You may find it interesting as well.
Currently, we are finding ways to live with the pandemic. Virtual museums are one way to make sure that our children see a change in the scenery without hopping on a plane while still learning and broadening their horizons.
-Mandy
Mandy,
ReplyDeleteAnother fantastic online adventure for me and my little one. We found it fascinating that Ancient Egyptians poured water over the spells carved on some stelas and then used the water to try to magically cure patients of poisonous bites. What they did not mention was how well it worked or did not work lol. Also, you wrote that the days your kids are not in school that the kids watch prerecorded videos instead of using a product like Zoom. I think that is a good idea, mostly because I many have heard me say I do not care for the mayhem that is online synchronous lessons. That being sad you are absolutely correct, parents must close the gap and we owe teachers our gratitude. Have a wonderful week.
Mike W.