During this last 6 weeks we plan to finish our genius hour project. We still have to paint the chutes and fix up the ropes. These 2 things will bring us right up to the last week of genius hour. We have to grind the rust off the chutes and then paint them. We also have to weld the ropes because the poles are sticking up and are a hazard. We hope to complete this.
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John Cloud has been learning more and more about the thought of someone being a genius and if it is something you are born with or something you can acquire. He uses several example and other books/articles he has a stumbled onto, throughout this article. He talks about the 10 year rule which states a person needs to work with something for 10 years to master that thing. Cloud believes there is a lot more to this theory, he says you need to be smart enough to teach yourself what to practice in order for the 10 year rule to work. He concludes with saying that kids don´t need to work for 10 years, they just need to be able to show that they can work and that kids don´t need a high IQ to get somewhere in life as long as they can try. This helps my academic life by telling me if I keep trying my hardest I will succeed in what I am doing.
Mr. Cowen's 3D Printer actually had a lot to do with my genius hour project. His motivation has helped me become more motivated towards my genius hour project. It also proved to me if you keep up with your genius hour project and if you are truly driven by your project, that one day you will complete your genius hour project. He presented his information in a way that only some who truly loves what they are doing, would be able to do. Mr. Cowen is passionate about his 3D printer and this helps me to become even more passionate about my project. I hope that soon I will achieve what I am trying to do through my genius hour project.
This article talks about how geniuses think. The article explains that geniuses normally think very creatively and think of many different answers. This made me think outside the box when dealing with my genius hour project, and with other projects. Geniuses don’t necessarily have the best grades, but are still very smart. My genius hour project will probably become better after learning these new techniques.
The students in the article felt really passionate about their genius hour projects, and I feel like I am pretty passionate about mine. I love football and I love our athletic program, and I would love to make it better. Students all over the country love genius hour and they all love how they can do what they want. I personally like doing my genius hour project because the school does so much for us, that it feels good to give back and help. One of the best things about Genius hour is that students get to learn and do things without the teacher helping or telling them what to do. This is nice because later in life there won’t be any teachers to help. Genius hour is really great for students of all ages!
My plan is to help our School’s Athletic program by repairing and getting new football practice equipment. My group and I will first make a gofundme to start raising money for a new single man blocking sled, because the one we currently have is held together with tape. We then will take some of the practice equipment to one of our homes to weld broken pieces and to paint some of the equipment. Our practice equipment is in need of some upgrading.
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