“Why do we have to do this?”
“When will this be useful in my life?”
“I don’t even understand?”
I hear this these phrases in my classroom from time to time. Especially come spring and the students can see the end of the school year. Motivating them becomes a challenge, and I’m always in search of new ways to help students persevere.
I have used Genius Hour in my classroom this year and have chosen to put students in control of their own learning paths. It allows them to chose their topic of study, and allows me to turn the phrases back on them.
Why did you choose to do this?
How will this be useful in your life?
Could you explain and help other understand what you’ve learned?
This week I will be learning more about Minecraft, Video Making, Song Writing, Baking, and Computers (etc). Stay tuned for student-authored blog posts and learn along with us.
