We had a modified schedule today so that the sixth graders could go to presentations by the 8th graders about their IB community projects. In general it is a good activity for all-- the older students get to explain their work to a relatively low stakes audience, and the younger kids get a glimpse at what they will have to plan and accomplish in a couple short years.
We worked in homeroom groups to prepare our sixth graders for their part in the activity, and one of the exercises that they completed was to identify a need and propose a hypothetical project for themselves. Some students took it more seriously than others, but at this stage it was the process that mattered, and I was content to guide them as they worked on their ideas, whatever those were.
Our little homeroom crew has bonded lately, too, so it was fun to work for a couple of hours with the 14 of them, especially since we found time to play music, sing, and eat the candy "eggs" that my musical plastic chicken lays. That might be why I wasn't surprised when 2 of the guys told me that their project was going to be to, "Beautify the school with jelly beans and ukuleles."
Now that is service I can support!
We worked in homeroom groups to prepare our sixth graders for their part in the activity, and one of the exercises that they completed was to identify a need and propose a hypothetical project for themselves. Some students took it more seriously than others, but at this stage it was the process that mattered, and I was content to guide them as they worked on their ideas, whatever those were.
Our little homeroom crew has bonded lately, too, so it was fun to work for a couple of hours with the 14 of them, especially since we found time to play music, sing, and eat the candy "eggs" that my musical plastic chicken lays. That might be why I wasn't surprised when 2 of the guys told me that their project was going to be to, "Beautify the school with jelly beans and ukuleles."
Now that is service I can support!
No comments:
Post a Comment