Chapters+13-14

There are many references to seeds being planted or sprouted in the book. What do you think is the significance of these references?

Seb: I think these references to "seeds being planted" are about his different ideas. Calling his ideas "seeds" implies that the human mind is the earth, or soil, which is amazingly accurate, because the human mind can think up an infinite amount of ideas, and soil, or the earth can grow an infinite amount of different things, and even some that haven't been discovered yet, just like some ideas. Hunter: I like how you said the human mind is the earth or the soil. unknown plants to come..."some that haven't been discovered yet." Rachel: I think when Bud uses the idea of "planting seeds" in his brain is a pretty good metaphor for someone who is ten years of age! The soil of it I assume is only the blank page of a new, mind spinning ideas! Hunter: I like how you said a new mind spinning ideas.
 * Mrs. H: Nice connection, Rachel. You are really thinking this through. Do you think of yourself as having a young mind with young ideas the way Bud did?
 * Seb: Whoah! Nice answer! I like how you called the planting seeds a new mind spinning ideas.

Matthew: I think bud uses the idea of "planting seeds" so he can sprout an idea.Bud's references means that an idea will grow like a seed will sprout.


 * Dawson: I agree that he can sprout a idea Matthew.
 * Seb: Matthew, I agree with his "sprouting" a new idea.  Hunter: I think sprouting seeds is like sprouting new ideas and Bud used this metaphor in the book.    ﻿Jackson:I think bud uses the idea of ﻿"planting seeds " because It is like getting a new idea.