Ok, I love bacon. So when I saw the title of this article in my RSS Feed, I had to read it. While the article went in a different direction than I thought (no free bacon), it highlighted some great educational ideas. The author's school uses project based learning. This article is about a project that involves bacon. As the author says, "when a student pitches an idea, he or she knows that it's about to turn into a magical tour-de-force of all the science and math I can shove into the process of curing, smoking and serving one of the most storied preparations of pork. The school was designed to facilitate this kind of give-and-take between our students and faculty. Students pitch ideas knowing full well that they might be half-baked or even parboiled. They trust their mentors and teachers to help bloom and culture rigorous projects as a team -- we firmly believe in co-designing curriculum" (Cornally, 2013). To me, this is a fascinating approach to education.
Cornally, Shawn. A Bacon Apart. (2013, August). Edutopia. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/a-bacon-apart-shawn-cornally?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29
Link to article.
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