Night and Day

[learnteach]

So, the first 10 minutes of every class in high school: getting them in their seats, getting them to pay attention, fighting with the idiots who have to act out...

The first 10 minutes of every STA (Summer Technology Academy) class: Students goofing off until I call order. Go over schedule, they push for what they want--less lecture, more hands-on. Then, clamor for stump questions, which means I get stumped a couple times (many students are researching the topics outside of class to generate things I won't know) and some good sillyness--

If there's such a thing as an aquaduck, is there a fireduck?
(Answer: Yes! More properly, a pyroduck! We'll fill our student projects with gasoline and light them on fire.)
What is the top of the aquifer, which moves up and down, called?
(I got stumped by this one. It's simpler than I thought.)
What's dark and light and holds everything together?
(Not the Force)

And that was just this morning...

Happy happy joy joy. Skachick, they may win me over to be working with you.

Comments

[shutt3rg33k.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

That's great!

Duck Tape!

[helblonde.livejournal.com]

It's good to see you excited by studnuts again.

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

Aquifer: the surface?

Water Table.

[learnteach.livejournal.com]

Not exact, but close enough.

[ladybrid.livejournal.com]

yay! hoorah!

[falzalot.livejournal.com]

how cool is that!!

[tsgeisel.livejournal.com]

It wasn't just you. It was the kids as well.

Glad this is working out better.

[rustmon.livejournal.com]

that is so cool! sweet!

Second class notes:

[learnteach.livejournal.com]

"We move the water--by our Divine Power, for we are Women!" (13 year old girls responding when I ask "How do you move the water up a foot?"

"What was the country of origin and job of the man who developed the Celsius temperature scale?" (STUMPED!)

[dame-cordelia.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad to hear you are having fun with these kids!