Stretching Mental Muscles: For Students Willing To Put Forth Exceptional Effort and Invest Their "Free" Time in Rigorous Study, Preparing for an Academic Competition Offers the Opportunity To Challenge Themselves--and Maybe Even Change the World.

Weeks, Denise Jarrett

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Stretching Mental Muscles: For Students Willing To Put Forth Exceptional Effort and Invest Their "Free" Time in Rigorous Study, Preparing for an Academic Competition Offers the Opportunity To Challenge Themselves--and Maybe Even Change the World.

Weeks, Denise Jarrett

Northwest Education, v7 n4 p24-28 Sum 2002

A science teacher at a Portland (Oregon) parochial school has made the school a major contender at local, state, and national science fairs. He instills confidence in his students through high expectations. Science projects are 25 percent of a student's grade, and through public presentation of findings, they learn public speaking skills and receive feedback. (TD)

Descriptors: High Achievement, Independent Study, Parochial Schools, Science Education, Science Fairs, Science Projects, Secondary Education, Student Projects, Teacher Expectations of Students, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods

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