The other project, which I don't have a picture of, as it's on my phone, was to build a model that was an example of Mayan residential architecture. We rose to the challenge with polymer clay and he'll present that today.
I lament the fact that Mr W loves to do stuff like this, but it is rarely a part of the curriculum, especially in science. At one point, he was so turned off by how his science teacher taught ("she has a LAB in her room, and we never USE it!") he said he was never going to take science again. I told him he'd get a good one one of these days.
It must be so frustrating when you have a child who WANTS to explore science and the school lets you down. Science without labs is like, well, spring without sunshine. Dismal. I do hope he runs into a fabulous science teacher. It would make all the difference. Ask me how I know... :)
ReplyDeleteHow do you know? :-) I agree. We get a few good ones and that can very much steer us in a certain direction.
DeleteIt has to be frustrating to see Mr.W losing interest in science in school when he has such a great love of it; I hope he gets an imaginative and creative teacher soon.
ReplyDeleteMe too! I hope that I "live it" enough that he sees that science is not just what he gets in school. Fingers crossed!
DeleteI guess we all can recall really good teachers and really bad teachers . . . sadly, at all levels of our educational process. (And what a waste those bad teachers and the hours spent with them were.) Teachers really can make a difference in a child's life. Here's to all the ones who love kids and go the extra mile to make education a joyful, mind-opening experience!
ReplyDeleteI know! It makes me ponder why the system is set up to compensate teachers the way they are compensated. But those few good ones can really make a difference.
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