These last days of Salad.
One more period and i am done teaching. one 48 minute block of psychology class for incoming year 12's for 2009 and i'm done. still have to go to school and make the timetable for next year but all my yelling at teenagers is over. ph well, am kinda sentimental about the whole thing really. why do i get along so well with teenagers? Is it my own refusal to grow up properly?
Today in class we made model brains by drawing the lobes on a balloon. Before that we measured the relative sensitivity of different parts of the body using 2 toothpicks and a ruler. by moving the spacing of the toothpicks closer together until you only feel one you can judge how sensitive the skin in that area is. Some students couldn't resolve 2 toothpicks 5 cm's apart on there shoulder but can feel the difference of 2mm on the fingertips.
i think i might just watch a documentary from the history channel tomorrow.
Today in class we made model brains by drawing the lobes on a balloon. Before that we measured the relative sensitivity of different parts of the body using 2 toothpicks and a ruler. by moving the spacing of the toothpicks closer together until you only feel one you can judge how sensitive the skin in that area is. Some students couldn't resolve 2 toothpicks 5 cm's apart on there shoulder but can feel the difference of 2mm on the fingertips.
i think i might just watch a documentary from the history channel tomorrow.