[etni] [FWD: More on projects]

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 Subject: Fwd: More on projects
 From: "cindy komet" <cindy@xxxxxxxxxxx>

I've just completed a round of projects in the 10th grade. 
 It's  exhilarating to recall the range of emotions I experienced during that 
four week period.  I began the project process feeling completely confident and 
knowing that I had worked out all of the 'bugs' from the previous years, only 
to be bombarded by 35 panicked 10th graders who were sure they would never be 
able to do research- in English.  Then,
after successfully calming them down and building their self-confidence, they 
over-confidently dove into complacency and thought that they had 
all-the-time-in-the-world to create their masterpiece.  The clock ticked, the 
deadline arrived, pleading cries of 'one-more-week' could be heard in  the 
hallways and I lugged 75 kg of paperwork home with me to check on my 
 'free-day'.
 I require my pupils to write a reflection of their work which includes their 
difficulties, triumphs, feelings and what they've
learned about themselves, their topic and their fellow group members.  I felt 
that I must share the following with the list.  (I haven't corrected the 
grammar, but have excluded the names of the boarding schools and pupils.)

I am new in this school and I'm single from (NH boarding school) in this group. 
 When Cindy said us that we have to do our project in groups,  H came to me and 
asked me, if I want to do with her.  I was very glad and agreed.  We didn't 
meet each other before.  It was very nice to do the work with her. In the 
beginning we talked only about pyramids, but in the
continuation we started to talk about other things like our friends, our 
boarding schools, what did we do in the weekend...I came to the lesson with 
smile on my face and the time passed by so fast.  Sometimes we didn't agree 
with each other, but always compromised and didn't argue. I had a good time and 
I hope we will continue to be together in the English
lesson.  H is a very nice and serious girl.

All I can say is, if working on projects has succeeded in forming a friendship 
and bringing a smile on a teen's face, then they are certainly worth all of the 
effort!

Cindy

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