Monday, November 28, 2011

Monday, November 28, 2011

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  This week's spelling and homework information has been updated for you.  We were so busy today that I forgot to have a student blog about their day.  To make up for it, I will provide the Wisdom Nugget for today.  So, ahem, here we go...

Today's Wisdom Nugget:
For science today, the students created their own "light bulbs" using batteries, clay, copper wires, and 32-gauge nichrome wire for the filament.  When the connections were made, the nichrome wire heated up a bit, even smelled funny, but, unfortunately, no light was created.  When asked by one of my students why their light bulbs weren't working, I honestly replied, "I have no idea."  To this, the student responded, "Wait, aren't you the teacher?  How do you not know?"  I cried for hours. 

But then I remembered one of my favorite quotes:  "An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know.  It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't."  -Anatole France

So, it turns out I am a genius.  Thanks, Anatole!

-Mr. V

 Have a great night everybody!