To prove that my Genius hour project was done I will be taking pictures at the upcoming youth wrestling meet of The kids, and me helping out. I am planning to ref, help set up and to help take down. So far this project has been very fun an exciting and it has help many young wrestlers.
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Many schools are stressing STEM nowadays. STEM stand for science technology engineering math. In the near future there are going to be over a million jobs that use STEM.
A study by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation a surveyed and looked at the impact of more than 160 after-school programs providing informal STEM education in 11 states. Nearly 1,600 kids took part in the programs. The study also found that 80% of the students became better in their science career knowledge, 78% said their interest in science had increased and 72 reported an increase in their perseverance and critical thinking skills and 73 percent reported an increase in "STEM identity" Mr cowens presentation taught me the basics on how to deliver a speech on a project. He was very clear and persuasive with a little humor. His pitch was also very organized.
In this article the author says how Geniuses aren't necessarily "smart" or have a high IQ, he says what made them geniuses is their creativity and their strategy for problem solving. All geniuses ''Think productively, not re productively". Meaning they get many different answers. My project encourages me to think about it and try different ways to go at it.
This article explains genius hour and explains how kids thinks it’s fun because failure is an option. It’s okay if you fail, because if you fail you learn something new. Kids are able to do and make what they are passionate about, which leads to better school days and more learning overall. The article explains how the parents and students loved the idea.
I can apply this to my project because if I fail, I would have learned how to coach and I would have learned new moves. It is a win win situation. For my genius hour project I am going to help out the young wrestlers who are part of Kingsford's Youth Wrestling Team. Youth wrestling does not start until December so I am going to spend my time until then building a web page to inform wrestlers of all ages in nutrition and wrestling technique. I will also assist in coaching the youth wrestlers, so i will need to learn moves and learn coaching techniques. I will have my friend tape my coaching at the practices. I will be attending all practices and tournaments during the season.
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