cslkll

Last week we were in Chicago and visited the
Museum of Science and Industry. The neatest
exhibit called Body Worlds was there. Has anyone
else seen that(it has travelling exhibits)?
It was an "anatomical exhibition of real human bodies".
It was astounding to us. Our 7 yo loved it, our 8yo
hated it(said the bodies smelled) and our 10 yo thought
it was ok. I feel compelled to tell people about
it just because it truly is a unique and incredible
experience. I am almost in denial that what I saw
was really what our bodies look like inside, lol!
krista

queenjane555

--- In [email protected], "cslkll" <cslkll@h...>
wrote:
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> Last week we were in Chicago and visited the
> Museum of Science and Industry. The neatest
> exhibit called Body Worlds was there. Has anyone
> else seen that(it has travelling exhibits)?

Thanks for reminding me! After reading a thread about it at
unschooling.com i decided we should drive to Chicago (which i think
is only about 4 hours from us)for a road trip to see this exhibit.
According to the website, the exhibit will be open until Sept 5th, so
i guess we have plenty of time.


Katherine

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In a message dated 3/1/2005 11:01:10 AM Mountain Standard Time,
cslkll@... writes:

The neatest
exhibit called Body Worlds was there. Has anyone
else seen that(it has travelling exhibits)?



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Keith and I saw it in Los Angeles, at Pam Sorooshian's urging.
This was discussed at unschooling.com not long ago.
So was saving money for college, I think. <g> I know I just told that whole
story about savings bonds somewhere....

Sandra



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Jenny Altenbach

cslkll wrote:

>
> Last week we were in Chicago and visited the
> Museum of Science and Industry. The neatest
> exhibit called Body Worlds was there.

I grew up in Chicago (Winnetka, actually) and *loved* that museum. I
was always fascinated by the cross sections of real human bodies--they
were hanging in a staircase as I recall. After the L&L conference I
plan to take my kids up to Chicago and show them some of my old
haunts--there's an incredible pancake house there! My house is gone
now. My parents bought it in 1979 for about 110k, sold it in 1996 for
360k, and those people sold it again in 2002 for 650k! Then they tore
it down and built a new house on the little lot. I'm very curious to
see what my reaction will be when I go by my old schools. I haven't
been back there since I have done all this deschooling and thinking
about my own school experiences. Ha--there's nothing like one of the
best public school systems in the country to make someone hate school!
Except maybe one of the worst, which is what my husband experienced.

Anyway, the Muesum of Science and Industry is #1 on our list--my then
5yo will love it!

Anyone else going to Chicago after the conference?

Jenny

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In a message dated 3/1/2005 11:54:05 AM Mountain Standard Time,
salten@... writes:

I grew up in Chicago (Winnetka, actually) and *loved* that museum. I
was always fascinated by the cross sections of real human bodies--they
were hanging in a staircase as I recall.


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I don't know what that was, but this Body Worlds thing is a new technology
called "plastination", and the display is there for the first time.

_http://www.californiasciencecenter.org/Exhibits/Weingart/BodyWO
RLDS_2/Technology/Technology.php_
(http://www.californiasciencecenter.org/Exhibits/Weingart/BodyWORLDS_2/Technology/Technology.php)


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cslkll

I used to read daily at the .com for years
but gave it up for some reason several months
ago. I should get back to it though, because
I found so many good ideas from reading there. Oh
to find the time.....krista

--- In [email protected], "queenjane555"
<queenjane555@y...> wrote:
>
> ---
> Thanks for reminding me! After reading a thread about it at
> unschooling.com i decided we should drive to Chicago (which i
think
> is only about 4 hours from us)for a road trip to see this exhibit.
> According to the website, the exhibit will be open until Sept 5th,
so
> i guess we have plenty of time.
>
>
> Katherine

Shields

Hi Jenny,
My dd and I are going to Chicago before the conference so we can spend one
day at American Girl Place (dd has been wanting to do this for years). We
will spend a few days there before heading to visit friends in Indiana and
then on to the conference. We are really looking forward to it! We are
flying in from Oregon to Chicago and then flying back from St. Louis.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jenny Altenbach [mailto:salten@...]
Anyone else going to Chicago after the conference?

Jenny

huntmom1996

We went to that museum last year when we were visting relatives, and
we saw Rod Stewart visiting the museum, which was the coolest part
for ME :-) But, yeah, the rest of the musuem was great, too.

Jessica

--- In [email protected], "cslkll" <cslkll@h...>
wrote:
>
> Last week we were in Chicago and visited the
> Museum of Science and Industry. The neatest
> exhibit called Body Worlds was there. Has anyone
> else seen that(it has travelling exhibits)?
> It was an "anatomical exhibition of real human bodies".
> It was astounding to us. Our 7 yo loved it, our 8yo
> hated it(said the bodies smelled) and our 10 yo thought
> it was ok. I feel compelled to tell people about
> it just because it truly is a unique and incredible
> experience. I am almost in denial that what I saw
> was really what our bodies look like inside, lol!
> krista

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** I'm very curious to see what my reaction will be when I go by my old
schools.  I haven't
been back there since I have done all this deschooling and thinking about my
own school experiences.  Ha--there's nothing like one of the best public
school systems in the country to make someone hate school! **

Winnetka's high school is in the news today. I know at least one mom who is
unschooling now because the pressure on kids to excell starts in kindergarten
there.

"At New Trier Township High School, well-known for super-achievers, some
students start an hour early, eager to squeeze in an extra class among trumpet
lessons, Japanese and zoology. Snacking on the run, they can take a staggering
nine classes a day.

But in a move to get students to slow down and enjoy life, a school committee
has proposed a controversial change: a mandatory lunch period.

It's part of a wide-ranging plan that encourages hard-charging students to
focus on finding subjects that interest them instead of ones that might interest
Harvard or Yale. The objective, officials say, is to replace a culture that
emphasizes overachieving with one that discourages overscheduling."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0503030265mar03,1,1920955.story?c
oll=chi-news-hed&ctrack=3&cset=true

Deborah in IL


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Jen A

DACunefare@... wrote:

> ** I'm very curious to see what my reaction will be when I go by my old
> schools. I haven't
> been back there since I have done all this deschooling and thinking
> about my
> own school experiences. Ha--there's nothing like one of the best public
> school systems in the country to make someone hate school! **
>
> Winnetka's high school is in the news today. I know at least one mom
> who is
> unschooling now because the pressure on kids to excell starts in
> kindergarten
> there.

Hey--if she ever wants to get in touch with me feel free to give her my
e-mail. I'd be happy to share my experiences with the Winnetka public
schools.

>
> "At New Trier Township High School, well-known for super-achievers, some
> students start an hour early, eager to squeeze in an extra class among
> trumpet
> lessons, Japanese and zoology.


Yup, that was my high school! I believe we had one of the highest teen
suicide rates in the country, and that was back in the 80's! Thanks for
the link--I'll send it to my siblings.

Jenny