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Article: Putting student enthusiasm to work: students ... are fearless, because they don't yet know what they don't know, and this can be liberating, often leading to fresh approaches to problem solving.(Classroom Challenge)
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- The Technology Teacher
- Article date:
- February 1, 2007
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Students Ask the Darnedest Questions
I haven't met a school class yet that does not rise to the challenge of a classroom design activity. Often in classrooms as early as third grade, students display a remarkable facility for out-of-the-box thinking--very much better, I might add, than their teachers who undertake the same challenge.
So why not harness this enthusiasm and allow it to make your school shine? I am talking about showing the local community what your students can do.
What would happen if you contacted local businesses in your school's neighborhood and asked them to come to school to discuss how their business functions. They could ...