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I am a general science teacher from a rural county in North Carolina. We have had hits to our economy the past few years with major closings of textile plants and huge lay-offs from the local truck manufacturing plant. Our district has also been restructured to include an increasing number of minority students in the student population. It is sad that our students do not have many life experiences to bring with them into the classroom. Some of our students have never even left the county for a vacation. As their science teacher it always amazes me the lack of prior knowledge our students have when entering my classroom setting. I try to create a learning atmosphere of Hands-on/Minds-on. If I can find a way for it to be a tactile experience (better than a video game) I will use any means available to try to get the resources, including my own funds, to turn on the minds of my students.

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I am a general science teacher from a rural county in North Carolina. We have had hits to our economy the past few years with major closings of textile plants and huge lay-offs from the local truck manufacturing plant. Our district has also been restructured to include an increasing number of minority students in the student population. It is sad that our students do not have many life experiences to bring with them into the classroom. Some of our students have never even left the county for a vacation. As their science teacher it always amazes me the lack of prior knowledge our students have when entering my classroom setting. I try to create a learning atmosphere of Hands-on/Minds-on. If I can find a way for it to be a tactile experience (better than a video game) I will use any means available to try to get the resources, including my own funds, to turn on the minds of my students.

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