Why I love 11 year olds

As an introduction to our unit on climate, this week my students were assigned to interview someone from their community who has lived in another country, to compare and contrast the climate. One of my students came to me afterschool asking help on this assignment. I asked him if he knew anyone who'd lived in another country (there are many in our Bronx neighborhood). No, he said, he didn't think so. I then asked if he'd ever seen a movie based in another country, or if he'd heard about one that maybe he could guess at what the climate might be like. He paused and furrowed his brow, then asked, "You mean like from Brooklyn?"

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Test Question: What is the difference between a carnivore and an omnivore?

Student Answer: They are both different kinds of nivores.