I just returned home from the Southeast Michigan Science Fair with some incredible news. All my students performed incredibly well, including 1st, 3rd, and 4th place overall winners. I've never been so proud of them all. They worked incredibly hard and deserve all their accolades. It's moments like these that remind me of why I want to be a teacher. The hard work before the fair and the nervous waiting while the awards are being handed out all lead to the excitement of Monday when you get to see your students with their plaques, certificates, medals and huge smiles. They truly made my weekend and I thank them for that.
As the top winners move on to the next round in San Jose I wish them the best of luck. I hope their experience is one to remember and continues to motivate them in science and math. I look forward to hearing the great things that they will continue to do.
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Congratulations on the accomplishments of your students, Ben. I always find it interesting to think about what motivates this kind of investment on the part of your students, and what it is that inspires such effort. I'll wager that you saw things (skills, ingenuity, diligence) in your students that you hadn't seen before. In turn, this leads me to think about where the opportunities are to capture pieces of whatever "this" is on a more regular basis. Do you have any thoughts about this?
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