So Friday is dead and gone - done! Prom is over and now we can refocus our energies and finish this year strong. today has been a marked improvement over last week.
Why? New project - new excitement!
We started a new project over comparing all the different economic policies available to economic advisers The students have to take on the role of an adviser and figure out what the problem is, how different economic philosophies would solve said problem, and then give their opinion on which policy is best.
They are doing this is Vimeo and publishing (hopefully) their finished product on Friday. Along the way they will be turning in check points to make sure they are progressing well and have the correct information. It's a small step toward my eventual goal of project based learning.
I saw excitement today. I saw collaboration I saw learning. And they were just doing research. It's early in this process but today things are looking up.
Comment of the day:
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"Hey Mr. Moulden, come show me your warlock magic"
Loving this, kids that normally don't work together, and most who just check a box and move on, are now working together to solve a complex problem and having debates within their groups.