We had a great week learning about the tools advertisers use to get people to want to buy their products. Hopefully none of the children will ever watch a commercial the same way again. At the beginning of the week we asked them if a commercial ever made them angry. They all thought that was an odd question and said no. Yesterday, one of the children made the comment that they thought it was horrible that some school districts were selling advertising space on their buses. Of course we mothers were proud and pointed out that they just expressed anger toward an ad!
Today we wrapped up the week by recording their own commercials. It was great to see the different techniques they used. They all did a fantastic job!
Aiden spent the week either at Ad Camp, playing piano or doing math. He diligently worked hard all week, and last night he finished his level and earned a gold prize. At about 8:30 last night he finished what he thought would be his final assessment only to have 7 objectives put back onto his pie. He was so distraught! We had a discussion about perseverance, and plowing ahead despite difficulties. He took a big breath, and went back to work. By 9:15 he'd finished everything and was doing a happy dance around the kitchen. We're all so proud of him! I am absolutely amazed at how focused he was and all that he accomplished. He learned 30 objectives this week and spent 13 hours doing math according to the report I get emailed weekly.
I think the Ad Camp turned out to be a huge success! All the way to CF, Haley was pointing out advertising tricks! It was great :) I LOVED how they all choose different techniques AND products for their commercials. It was so fun!
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