Daily #4 and final Element assignment

Okay, some of you contacted me earlier today about daily #4. Too much time off has turned my brain to mush. I blanked out daily #4 . . . until now. This will be due January 4th.

Here are the topics for daily #4. I've taken many of these right from your papers as I read them. If you wish to expand on the quote I took from your essay, that's fine. If you see another quote that you find interesting, feel free to explore that too.

Daily #4 Topics

The final The Element assignment is to finish the book and then text or email me what chapter you want to present to the class on and lead a discussion on Tuesday.

Thanks and have a great New Year!

Collaborize Classroom

Try this link to access our conversation on Ch. 6 of "The Element" and barrier to people attaining their passions.

Daily #3

Here is a link on finding your passion. Read the article and then using at least three quotes from The Element, write a 2-3 page essay in which you write about finding your passion or element.

This will be due Monday.

Favorite Lines from you Daily #1

". . . but my brain is not for numbers!"

"This is proof that the schooling system is so concrete and formulized that it can't recognize true beauty or talent when it literally knocks on their front door."


"Who cares if you have an elective on your high school transcript? It does not mean you are lazy or stupid. Students need to take those types of classes so they do not have to give themselves a high rating to the statement and can figure out what they want to do."
* the "statement" was this:"too many students graduate or leave [school] early, unsure of their
real talents and equally unsure of what direction to take."

"It all comes down to the connectivity and the common passions and commitment."

". . . and now I'm in the waiting process. The worst part. It's the part where it hits you that your future is really going to happen, and it's so much closer than you think."

"If you really want me to be in my element, give me a piece of string and my kitten and we could be entertained for hours."

Daily #2

For daily #2 (due Wednesday) think of someone who is passionate about what they do or who is in their element. Interview them to see what their high school experience was like.

You might want to ask them questions like:

What was your high school experience like?

What classes did you like?

What classes did you hate?

Besides your classes, what else did you love about high school?

What aspect of high school was overrated?

Is there anything that you learned (or were a part of) in high school that pertain to your passion or element now?

Take their responses and then write a 2-3 page paper in which you analyze how their high school experience affected (or failed to affect) their passion/element.

Ha, talk about being in your element: I'm already half way through my lunch period and I'm still working. Didn't even know the bell rang!

Wallwisher #3 for "The Element"

Find five examples of creativity and post them in the wallwisher below. We will watch and discuss them in class tomorrow.

* remember, if you do an image search, please click on "Full Size Imager" before getting the url.

I have included my five examples.

How are you Intelligent? And creativity.

For today, take a run through some of these assessments. Choose one to leave a short repsonse to.

Right brain vs. Left brain


Creativity Self-Assessment


Here is one related specifically to Gardner's work. See where you land.