Edgewood High School, El Corral, 2013

Description: Weird, uniqueassignments givestudents somethingnew to learn in a waythat doesnt exactlyput them to sleep.Many of theseassignments also canteach students alesson that will helpthem later on in lifewith a hands-onteaching method,such as Mrs. WrightsChilds Day. In this assignment, students learn howto take care of children by actually taking care of achild for the whole day.It has to do with them having a real hands-on,authentic learning experience of them dealing withreal children and understanding the responsibility ofcaring for 2- through 5-year-olds, Mrs. Wright said.WINTER 57WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITEPART OF YOUR ASSIGNMENT?Mr. TalbertI had a fun time seeingwhat they did with theassignment. It wasinteresting seeing theirtake on the historical partof it.Mrs. WrightTo me it is the actual gettingto put into work the thingsthey hear me say in class.This is really what glueseverything together andbrings it into real life.OTISI liked seeing howcreative students couldbe. Just seeing howcreative everyone is wasfun!Mr. KohneMy favorite was practicingin class and even though it|got old it was funny seeingkids wanting to participate.It was really cool.
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Collection: Edgewood High School

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