Ugh! Research projects are starting to give me a headache. I think it is great that Christensen challenged her students to challenge history. I think its wonderful that her students gave what she makes it out to be 120% on their projects. I think having students research topics they might care about is fantastic. But, ugh, what a nightmare!
Christensen talks about the research topics that she didn't have much of a background on, or topics on which her students couldn't find comprehendible information . I'm glad she pointed that out, because if I were in her situation, I'd be freaking out and thinking that my lesson plan needed some serious revision. Also, giving students an entire semester for a project is a really long time. I guess she expects a lot out of them though, so their projects had to turn out amazing.
I like that students get to discover untold stories in high school, and don't have to wait until college, as I did. But it is clear that you really have to be prepared to effectively teach this unit. I could just be exhausted, and that may be the reason this chapter seems exhausting.
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