The wisdom of seventh graders: Contributions to class discussion
(In the continuing sporadic series on the wisdom of seventh grade students.)
My friend the seventh grade teacher once had to deal with a class that had gotten out of hand by assigning the students a short essay in which they had to address three questions:
- How am I contributing to class?
- How am I detracting from class?
- How can I contribute more while detracting less?
One of the more disruptive students answered the questions thus:
- How am I contributing to class?
“I tell jokes.” - How am I detracting from class?
“Sometimes I talk out of turn.” - How can I contribute more while detracting less?
“Tell better jokes.”
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