"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> On 6/4/2014 7:35 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> The schools these days have the kids do all sorts of things that IMO
>> don't relate to the class. She just had to build an alien out of
>> household objects for geometry and write a report about the alien. What
>> planet was it from? The name and gender and what it likes to eat and
>> do. Another year she had to photograph shapes for math. This involved
>> my buying a disposable camera and then finding some place to develop the
>> pics. Apparently not too many people do that these days. We are not
>> pic people! Which reminds me. I took a roof pic. Must put it up for
>> Gary.
>
> My college courses in the last few years had some strange projects, so I
> guess many teachers/professors are trying to make learning a little more
> interesting. I'm all for it.

I just don't like having to spend money on stuff like that.