Friday, March 7, 2014

Challenge Me! or How To Make Student Dreams Come True

I'm your teacher. I give you challenges. I give you assignments. Now it's your turn to challenge me. Tell me what you want me to write about. It can be anything.

Maybe it's something in biology you want me to explain.*

Maybe you want me to talk about unicorns, Cake,** how to drive a stick shift, or inspirational sloths.

I had to (Source)

So here it is. Here's your chance to give your teacher an assignment. I want to model good writing for you (hopefully), but I also want to know what you want me to write about - and yes, I will relate it to biology.*** You're my audience. Tell me what you want to hear.

Let me know by leaving a comment.






*maybe something we've covered or something we haven't covered - but you just want to know more about
**please specify if you are talking about the band or the food
***you're welcome

36 comments:

  1. In your opinion how was the universe created?

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    1. oooh, that's a doozy, I'm gonna have to wait to respond to that one. I appreciate the challenge though.

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  2. How does people evolved over time? What would have caused humans to evolve in different ways? What organisms did humans have evolved from?

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  3. Talk about Indian history relating it to biology.

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  4. Write about the Milky Way galaxy

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    1. Are you and Kiki doubling up on the space talk on purpose? :) Did you realize you sit right next to the other person who asked a space question?

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    2. Outer space 🌚

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    3. We have some outer space fans. It is a fascinating topic.

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  5. Please write about the co-evolution of humans and bacon.

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  6. Will we ever make it to Alpha Centauri?

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  7. Will we ever make it to Alpha Centauri?

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  8. Are we alone in the universe

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  9. Please write about Magic: The Gathering.

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  10. Did we evolve or did god create us?

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    1. Can life be created AND evolve?

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  11. The book Divergent

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  12. Are we alone in the universe

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  13. How have we evolved over time? How did the world possibly began. I'm interested in evolution.

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  14. What is evolution. How have we changed over time and how did our world "begin".

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    1. Fortunately for you, that's our next unit.

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  15. Why do people love and why is it so different between people and animals?

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    1. Oh, looks like I'm going to have to pull out a book from my reference library: http://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Love-Chemistry-Romantic/dp/0805077960...http://www.ted.com/talks/helen_fisher_tells_us_why_we_love_cheat but I'll give you my thoughts.

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  16. Uh oh, that's a broad, generalized statement...you should clarify your question.

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  17. Write about why you like being a teacher??

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    1. That's a great question. I look forward to sharing my thoughts...

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  18. Why is Tony Gillingam trying so hard to get with Mary? Like, why can't he take a hint? And share your thoughts on Napier and his pursuit of Mary. And WAIT.... What's up with everyone being madly in love with Mary in the first place?

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    1. This could turn into a gossip blog, but sure, I'll address these pressing questions.

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  19. How you feel about Creationism? Do you believe in it or not? Do you believe that creatonism and evolution can co-exist?

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  20. Bacterial extremophiles and how they survive in conditions far too deadly for other living being to survive. Perhaps also the possibility that these could survive if we placed them into space?

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  21. About how you became a teacher? What inspired you?

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  23. What did you like doing as a kid? Interests, hobbies, school subjects, etc.

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  24. What did you like doing as a kid? Inside and outside of school.

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