•11:42 PM
April 6, 2010 8:42 p.m.
Chips is now a published writer. Back in December, for his final fourth grade composition with Calvert School, he wrote about Benjamin Franklin, imagining his reaction were he to come back to earth today. His A.T.S. (Calvert's supervisory teacher) wrote back recommending that we submit his composition to Calvert Connection. Calvert Connection is a quarterly publication for, and about, Calvert's home education community.
Imagine our surprise when we received a packet in the mail, yesterday, containing several copies of Calvert Connection and a cover letter telling us that Chips' composition had been published!
We were excited. I have retyped his composition here for those of you who don't receive Calvert Connection.
Chips is now a published writer. Back in December, for his final fourth grade composition with Calvert School, he wrote about Benjamin Franklin, imagining his reaction were he to come back to earth today. His A.T.S. (Calvert's supervisory teacher) wrote back recommending that we submit his composition to Calvert Connection. Calvert Connection is a quarterly publication for, and about, Calvert's home education community.
Imagine our surprise when we received a packet in the mail, yesterday, containing several copies of Calvert Connection and a cover letter telling us that Chips' composition had been published!
We were excited. I have retyped his composition here for those of you who don't receive Calvert Connection.
Benjamin Franklin -- Back Today
As he stepped out of his time-machine, Benjamin Franklin's eyes popped as one after another, metal things on wheels flew past him down a black path. Wondering, he went into a restaurant. Inside, he heard a violin coming from a box with a metal stick sticking up. After he ordered, he watched the cooking. He was amazed as he saw someone take his food out of another box ... ALL WARM!! "What magic is that?" he thought.
After eating, he walked to a store and bought a box like the one with a violin. Benjamin, then, turned on the box and heard a violin. Then, he opened it and saw NO VIOLIN!!
Ben thought, "I want to go home, where things are simple. I couldn't live here, too difficult." So he went back home in the time-machine.
As he stepped out of his time-machine, Benjamin Franklin's eyes popped as one after another, metal things on wheels flew past him down a black path. Wondering, he went into a restaurant. Inside, he heard a violin coming from a box with a metal stick sticking up. After he ordered, he watched the cooking. He was amazed as he saw someone take his food out of another box ... ALL WARM!! "What magic is that?" he thought.
After eating, he walked to a store and bought a box like the one with a violin. Benjamin, then, turned on the box and heard a violin. Then, he opened it and saw NO VIOLIN!!
Ben thought, "I want to go home, where things are simple. I couldn't live here, too difficult." So he went back home in the time-machine.
3 comments:
Nicely done! I'll look for it in my copy of Calvert Connection!
Wonderful! Congratulations...
way to go! What an honor! Thanks for sharing!