After school time really is an extension of learning for kids. Today, 41 6th grade students stayed after school to retake their first science test. And, the lesson they learned was essential: you must learn or else. These 6th graders didn't have the option to take a poor grade, to miss essential curriculum or take the easy way out. Instead, they were required to regroup, re-study and retake. Isn't that what we have to do in life? If you don't pass your driver's test, don't you try again? What about the BAR? ACT? GRE? the report you owe your boss? The message is clear: you must master the content.
Kids want to learn! The robotics club, Trumanators, is busting at the seams with a 3rd team. Check out this team collaborating in the lobby this afternoon. They broke themselves into small groups with each group having a different assigned task. This is how we as adults create and solve problems; it's thrilling to see middle schoolers having these authentic learning experiences, including emailing local experts and making contact with the Sunset Hills city engineer to arrange a question/answer session.
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