I showed Jaydn examples of perpendicular and parallel line pairs and showed how their slopes are related. I reminded her that perpendicular lines have slopes whose products are -1 and parallel lines have identical slopes. I gave her a preview of our next topic. There was no assignment.

Today we introduced the master literary work, The Brothers Karamazov. This will be a very large undertaking to get through this work, but very worthwhile.

Today we completed Stage V of Christmas Carol, closing the work. We looked back and tried to make sense of the work as a whole.

Today we finished Stave IV and began Stave V of this great work.

Jaydn read, discussed, and analyzed chapter 14 of A Thousand Splendid Suns. Upon completion she wrote an short essay for the following prompt: Explain in detail how flight signifies escape or freedom in A Thousand Splendid Suns.

Jaydn had read chapter 11 of the novel being studied. She discussed an oral outline of the the complex traits of the protagonist, Miriam, and where these traits might have been created. Jaydn then wrote a short paragraph on the character and the complexity of her character. Jaydn elaborated with her feelings about the characters and the details she cited.

Today we discussed the impact of a modern, weaponized war on the individual soldiers who fought in WWI between 1914 - 1918. During the early stages of World War I in 1914, soldiers from the British Expeditionary Force began to report medical symptoms after combat, including tinnitus, amnesia, headaches, dizziness, tremors, and hypersensitivity to noise. While these symptoms resembled those that would be expected after a physical wound to the brain, many of those reporting sickness showed no signs of head wounds. At the end of 1914 as many as 10% of British officers and 4% of enlisted men were suffering from "nervous and mental shock". They were diagnosed with a new, 20th century condition called "shell shock." The term "shell shock" was named for the symptoms and the effects of explosions from artillery shells.
Some doctors began to note that shell shock as an emotional, rather than a physical, injury. Evidence for this point of view was provided by the fact that an increasing proportion of men suffering shell shock symptoms had not been exposed to artillery fire. It was not until the 2nd half of the 20th century that the symptoms of shell shock were validated and better understood by doctors. Today the condition is widely known as PTSD.

Jaydn read, discussed and analyzed chapters 7-9 of A Thousand Splendid Suns. We discussed and analyzed the theme of the self versus social standards and where it is highlighted by the imagery in the chapters read. As we discussed the theme, Jaydn talked about Miriam's perspective and emotions as she endures the effects of the social standards of Afghanistan.

N/A student was absent.

Jaydn was sick today.