It's good because the parents and visitors get to come and talk about what they do to the students, and the students feel good because a lot of them know who the presenters are. Everyone has a good feeling. |
It's nice to see how students respond when given the responsibility. One teacher noted that a student who would normally be a problem in other situations was working with other students in trying to get them organized for one of the events. |
This is when you have an impact on kids. I want them to realize that math and science isn't boring. |
We didn't want this to feel formal and big. And I think we achieved that here. |
We want parents to feel comfortable. |
Whatever they end up doing as adults, they'll have to be highly technical and computer literate. |