Creatively Fulfilling The Assignment: Huck Finn with “Jim’s Song”
Boarding schools do good work encouraging students to fulfill assignments and earn their grades creatively- when the situation allows. Notice, I use the phrase “when the situation allows.” Just because students practice their creativity and expand the notions and ways of answering a question doesn’t mean that rigor and achievement are somehow watered down.
A nice example of students using multiple talents to address an academic question came across my desk last week.
Three St. Andrews-Sewanee School students answered a question in Mr. Dean’s English 11 class with song. Students Anderson, Blount and Evans wrote and performed “Jim’s Song-” a look at life and events on the river from Jim’s perspective
Enjoy, “Jim’s Song: A Musical Response to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
A product of both private and public education, Brian Fisher served as a teacher, coach, dorm parent, and administrator at three different boarding schools. Brian also fills the role of Director of Development at Wolfeboro, The Summer Boarding School, in NH along with being a partner at AdmissionsQuest.
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