6:06 PM
I was actually proud of the soldering, though. Laid down some rules for when the irons were on, and they all listened very closely.
I have an interesting brainstorming experience w/ these kids. The idea behind brainstorming is to get ALL ideas, not good ideas, so for my college seniors, I use an example by having them brainstorm ways to make money w/ a million ball bearings. The college seniors go to work, and after a bit one will always ask "can we melt them?"
I reply that noone told them they couldn't, so they could!. Then they ask "does it have to be legal?" I ask them if anyone told them it has to be legal. The high school students just use melting and illegal ideas w/o asking!! Makes me wonder whether these kids are special self-selecting students, or whether we're crushing the college students imaginations to dust by the time they're seniors.