What, so what, now what?
In my general biology class we had a twenty-minute resting period for the extraction of DNA from a strawberry. During this time Dr. Delado played "Just for Laughs." It was just that, it had nothing to do with biology, but it was a short reprieve from the monotany, and lightened the mood of the students. I think it might come in handy as an incentive to my students. I could tell them, "work hard on this assignment, and when we're done we can watch a really funny show."
Videos are, like we talked about in class, a great way to get students engaged with the world around them and out of the monotony of their lessons, but do you think that that is a valuable use of class time? Is it better to play a song while they're doing some of their work rather than showing them a funny video afterwards? I think it'd be fun to dissect something to music. :) It probably would put your students at ease too...
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