For Brad's last project this year he was to choose anything he wanted from Tennessee history. It was to take a minimum of 15 hours, and he had to keep a log that documented the amount of time he spent and how.
He ended up choosing to research the Tennessee State Capitol Building. We went on a tour and he spent time researching its history. For the visual element, we decided to make a model of the building. I had to run that by Dad first, because I knew that if anyone was qualified to help with this kind of project, he was definitely our first choice.
It ended up taking them close to 27 hours, but the value of that time together was more than worth it. Brad learned how to make a plan, figure out all kinds of crazy mathematical equations (I heard Dad was teaching him Pythagorean theorem one day), persevere to complete a project, even when it gets tedious, and that hard work really does pay off. The finished product was absolutely amazing, and the time he spent working with Granddaddy will never be forgotten.
This ended up being far more than a school project. It became a memory.
Thanks, Granddaddy. :)
3 comments:
If I ever have kids, I'm sending them to Swords school!
WOW! That is unbelievable!
Outstanding job and what a fab memory for him and his grandfather both!
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