I'm an astronomy fan plain and simple. I like looking at stars and learning about space. I even like being confused about things like red shift and dark matter. Needless to say that yesterday's astronomy events (for those of you that don't know we're off the fix the Hubble for the last time) are of interest to me.
When it comes to my students the gap between what I like and what they like is becoming greater by the second. I understand that one day I will look at my classroom and see a sea of alien beings and barely be able to understand what they are talking about; but not NOW. I mean I'm 34, I know what the "Stanky Leg" is (BTW I can't do it) but I'll take any help in keeping abreast of current teen fads. One Riot happens to be a good way to keep on top of the internet and maybe be able to not be so confused by a conversation you overhear in your classroom.
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Thanks for educating me on the "stanky leg" - I truly had no idea :) I must be much more out of touch with this generation than I thought!!!
ReplyDeleteMy reader is also full of things that occasionally confuse me - especially from ImpactLab.com.
I've started categorizing my reader feeds so I can focus a bit more rather than being overwhelmed!