Futuring

Hannah and Her Fox Project

My General Reactions

I loved it. Though a wee bit nervous, Hannah was able to perform her story with ease, grace, and humor. I giggled through the "little bug" scene and felt all warm and gooey when fox finally learned to be a better person.

• Fine example of personification fox = person

The use of technology in this project was simple and effective; it created not only a wonderful film to share with family and friends but a fantastic tool for Hannah to self-critique.

Questions I Heard Bouncing Around in My Skull

• When is the last time anyone saw a full grown yellow duck?

School / Train

My General Reactions

My scalp is bleeding because I tore all my hair out. As the children moved around in circles and made funny faces at the camera, I could not help but wonder ...

• What's the point of this project?

I can think of a thousand interesting, fun, multi-faceted ways to assess whether children understand what a metaphor is. School is like a train ... I get it. Fourth graders should get it just as easily as I do. Asking children to create this project ... oh wait ...

• Did the children really create this project?

requires no higher order of thinking on their part nor does it seem to have any further purpose. The music and images are so repetitive and base that I was forced to step back from the computer for fear that I would put my fist through the monitor.