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Chancie · 09-30-2012, 12:41 PM

I teach ninth graders and seniors one week, and tenth graders on the alternating weeks, and this upcoming week I teach two sections of tenth grade geometry and one section of a pre-engineering class.

Even though my young and excited/excitable colleagues chose a new geometry book, that class is very easy for me to teach, but the pre-engineering class is a challenge every day.

I've never taught the class before and I am barely one day ahead of the kids, and possibly one day behind a geeky kid or two.

We finally got the laptops we need, with the software installed, and we have most of the supplies we need to start designing and building circuits.

I am demonstrating several new skills and new technologies this week, and (most of) the kids will love it, and it's pretty exciting.

I always tell the kids, if you never try anything you don't already know how to do, you will never learn anything new, and I guess that's true for me too.

09-30-2012, 12:41 PM	#26
Chancie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme-inist Relationship Status: I'm lucky. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Western Mass Posts: 3,774 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,518 Thanked 14,540 Times in 2,744 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	I teach ninth graders and seniors one week, and tenth graders on the alternating weeks, and this upcoming week I teach two sections of tenth grade geometry and one section of a pre-engineering class. Even though my young and excited/excitable colleagues chose a new geometry book, that class is very easy for me to teach, but the pre-engineering class is a challenge every day. I've never taught the class before and I am barely one day ahead of the kids, and possibly one day behind a geeky kid or two. We finally got the laptops we need, with the software installed, and we have most of the supplies we need to start designing and building circuits. I am demonstrating several new skills and new technologies this week, and (most of) the kids will love it, and it's pretty exciting. I always tell the kids, if you never try anything you don't already know how to do, you will never learn anything new, and I guess that's true for me too.