journal 14

An average day being Benjamin Franklin's apprentice would be an interesting position. Being an apprentice means that you learn from a master or leader. With Benjamin Franklin as your teacher, you would definitely learn a lot. He was an extremely intelligent man. You would learn a lot of new things and you would also learn a lot of new ideas about those new things.

Waking up to the smell of fresh bacon cooking by the help seems like a normal morning for Benjamin Franklin. I assume that you would be living either with him or near by that way you can really get a feel for what he does. Waking up early in the morning, Franklin's apprentice maybe would wake up around the same time as Benjamin Franklin does. I assume that the apprentice would try and do about everything that Franklin does that way he can get the full idea of everything he does. After eating a nice breakfast, together they might do some morning chores. Those might be cleaning up after themselves and taking care of any cleaning that needs to get done. After getting some house cleaning and chores done, they may go into his office or thinking room, they may get started on a speech or a study. After spending some time doing their private studies, they might attend a sermon or visit someone who could help them figure something else. Back in their time, it would be hard to plan ahead to visit and listen to a professor, so they may just go visit someone of higher knowledge to help them figure something out. The apprentice would learn how to work a printing press and other basic things before learning about what Benjamin Franklin really does, just like any other job. Benjamin Franklin's apprentice would be a lucky guy.