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I suggested a few years ago we teach the vocational classes to all students
for a day or two.

Each year when I build the musical, it becomes apparent that the kids need
taught wood shop...  If they are are ever going to own a house.

On Sep 18, 2016 10:23 AM, "Email list for the Illinois School Library Media
Association" <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I know a history professor who does something like this with each class,
> but she lets the students pick -- a Google Form or some other one question
> survey tool to ask some form of "Completely outside the curriculum, if you
> want, or in if you want, what would you like to learn more about?"
>
> She says it benefits her, too, because she usually has to learn something
> new.
>
> Butch Wilson
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> On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 10:08 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> My high school is trying to think outside the box for 2-3 days - we want
>> to take 2-3 days before spring break and have the kids learn something they
>> don't have in their regular schedules. i.e. the shop teacher teaches a
>> session in playing euchre or the English teacher teaches knitting. We
>> may bring in a few outside community leaders to help.
>> I need help with ideas to present to the "stubborn" teachers.  I know
>> other schools have done this before-- What did you call it? I don't want to
>> reinvent the wheel I would love to hear your ideas!
>>
>> Developing Independent Life Long Learners!
>>
>> Feel free to email me off the listserve.
>>
>> --
>> Jennifer Carlson
>> jcarlson at rowva.k12.il.us
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