[Northkeep] Gore Demo
Bill Yanak
invincobil at yahoo.com
Fri Oct 29 10:54:16 PDT 2010
As many may know I attend about all the demos I can get to,so that the knowledge
and history are not forgotten,and the things Hollywood presents are only at best
about 5% accurate.This was my second demo for high school students and I myself
was a little worried that these young minds might not get it.I was amazed at the
wonder in their eye's and the thoughts of the past coming into real focus for
them.So speaking for myself,I wonder who learned more,the young men and ladies
totally captivated and absorbing knowledge like a sponge.Or me,for
underestimating my own thoughts of how it might all work out and what they might
take away from it.I think I learned,not to underestimate anyone at any age to
learn and love history as much as I do.It was a great learning experience for
all and I can't wait to see what the next demo brings.Thank you to the Gore
school faculty for all the help(and private changing area)but most of my thanks
goes to the students that asked the questions and questions and questions. I had
a great time and it was my honor to share what I could for them.Thank you
Kelandra for your kind and thankful words.
In service,
Ld William of Northkeep
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From: Jerry Herring <j.t.herring at sbcglobal.net>
To: The Barony of Northkeep <northkeep at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Fri, October 29, 2010 11:46:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Gore Demo--This Thursday!
For a person who loves words to be made speechless is a rare thing. Finding the
words to express how proud I am of my friends and my students feels very
limiting right now.
I spent the first part of the day worrying that my students would 'act out' or
do something embarrassing and worried that they wouldn't 'get it'.
But HE Ainar, HL Adalia, Lord William, and Lord Karl were phenomenal. We
started about 1 PM in my classroom to show off the artisan side and to discuss
the culture then after 2PM we moved outside so we could be a little louder :) I
had invited my AP (Honors) Literature students as well as the other English
teacher's Seniors students (since they'll do Beowulf later this
year). Throughout the earlier part of the demo other students would wander by
and ask what we were doing and beg to watch (my sophomore students were very sad
that they didn't get to see the whole thing, but there just wasn't room for all
of them in my classroom.) We had students in the desks, leaning against the
wall, sitting on the floor, and sitting on top of the desks.
The students have heard me talk about my 're-enactment' group often and have
seen pictures. But pictures are never the same as being able to see the items,
and hear the way things were crafted, to touch a piece of chain mail and realize
how much work must go in to such a piece, to hear about the way men and women
worked through their day to provide for their families, to have their ears
resonate with the songs of times they can only read about in history books, and
to interact with people and see what a warrior and a real bard really looks
like. Teachers often will talk about 'teach-able moments' when students are
engaged in the lesson. Well I had between 30-50 students who were all ENGAGED in
the lesson. They asked questions--they talked with people. They got to see
their teacher get into combat with a person.
I can not thank HE Ainar, HL Adalia, Lord William and Lord Karl enough for what
they were able to do for my students yesterday. Thank you all so much!
My students will never forget this experience!
In service,
Kelandra
aka Mrs. Herring
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