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Re: Summer LEGO Building Camp Help
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Tue, 7 Jun 2005 17:38:26 GMT
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In lugnet.edu, Darrell Urbien wrote:
> Hi Brian,
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> Just have to say what a neat program this is. I like the idea of building by
> sight and then building "remotely". I teach adults (or at least young adults)
> and it's often difficult to get them to accept failure as part of the learning
> process (i.e. they want step-by-step instructions for everything and panic
> if/when something doesn't turn out how they expected). I wish they could
> remember what it was like to be a kid - figuring out how stuff worked by trying
> it.. If you don't mind I'm going to try to incorporate some of your activities
> into my class next semester!
Please do! By no means are my ideas original but I think they will enjoy it.
Please note: on Day One, all I hear is, "I need help", "I need help". I
encourage them and then ask, "which pieces (because I have sorted the pieces
into the individual models they only have the pieces for that model. Mistakes
are limited and find time is about 0) do you have that will make this work?" By
day two, I hear "I need help" out of habit then it is followed-up with "Never
mind, I can do it." It is really rewarding and they can do it.
> One question - do you do all of this work as a volunteer?
Yes, and no. I don't get paid by Parks and Rec nor the children. However,
since I do most of the organization, sorting and planning, etc. and foot the
bill up-front for all the sets that the kids don't get to take home, they (the
sets) are left at my house during the year. :) That is payment enough. I have
found that I am an addictive slave to LEGO buying and will do about anything to
acquire LEGOs. Then most of the LUG meetings are held at my home and we
collectively use the pieces.
> How many hours to you
> personally put into this program?
20 hours for the camps. Then I find that it takes about 2 to 3 hours outside of
camp per every hour spent in camp (40 to 60 total hours). Most of the time is
spent sorting the sets. Then after the first camp, deconstructing the sets and
placing them in bags.
> Do you do it alone, or do you have help?
I do have limited help (my family mostly and a few other LUG members.:) )
CedarLUG is not very large, three main adults and a bunch of kids. Since the
camps are during the days I have the most flexible schedule and I came up with
the idea, I do most of the work. Like any "baby" I enjoy it the most. Next
year, if enrollment continues and we go to a 5th or 6th camp, I will probably
need more help. I don't have that flexible of schedule.
>
> Darrell
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| (...) Very cool. There's something very powerful there. (...) I've had my students make their own kits. They have way more hands than I do. And once the kits are made, I can re-use them in more time-compressed situations. The car race sounds like a (...) (19 years ago, 29-Jun-05, to lugnet.edu, FTX)
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| Hi Brian, Just have to say what a neat program this is. I like the idea of building by sight and then building "remotely". I teach adults (or at least young adults) and it's often difficult to get them to accept failure as part of the learning (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.edu)
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