Meeting of Minds

Mackenzie's 4th grade teacher is awesome. Alexa had her and had a great experience and Mackenzie has enjoyed her just as much. Mrs. Strnat is the kind of teacher who embraces each child for the strengths they have and doesn't expect anyone to adhere to a cookie cutter mold. Each year, her students pick a famous Hoosier and learn everything they can about that person and then they team up with others from the classroom and write a skit depicting what would happen if those people were to meet. It is really quite creative and a great way to incorporate several concepts into one project. Plus it is way more fun than writing a report.

Mackenzie was Gene Stratton-Porter. She is an author and was a nature freak, which is why Mackenzie is holding a flower and a book. She was born in 1863 and she observed nature for many years to put in writing and books what she had observed and that information helped to improve education. For the skit, Gene Stratton-Porter met Larry Bird, Frances Wright, and La Salle. It was very creative and had us laughing a couple of times.