Comments on: Set the Hook http://ateachersthoughts.com/students/set-the-hook/ Learning and Science in the 21st Century Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:59:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: bookwyrmish http://ateachersthoughts.com/students/set-the-hook/comment-page-1/#comment-1282 bookwyrmish Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:39:40 +0000 http://ateachersthoughts.com/students/set-the-hook/#comment-1282 8th graders can be a "tough room" as performers put it, so obviously this was quite a feat! I believe you are so right in saying "I believe the desire to learn and to be challenged is in us all." It is a shame when anything gets in the way of wonder, free speculation, and the asking of unanswered questions. This week I asked K, 1, and 2 students if a compass would work on the moon. (We are exploring magnetism.) I was so pleased to hear the speculations -- these kids are brainstormers! I hope they stay that way as the years progress. I think your discrepant event demonstration was the perfect way to get those brains storming and that desire to learn and be challenged renewed. Kudos! 8th graders can be a “tough room” as performers put it, so obviously this was quite a feat! I believe you are so right in saying “I believe the desire to learn and to be challenged is in us all.”

It is a shame when anything gets in the way of wonder, free speculation, and the asking of unanswered questions.

This week I asked K, 1, and 2 students if a compass would work on the moon. (We are exploring magnetism.) I was so pleased to hear the speculations — these kids are brainstormers! I hope they stay that way as the years progress. I think your discrepant event demonstration was the perfect way to get those brains storming and that desire to learn and be challenged renewed.

Kudos!

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