When Kids Educate Us!!

A friend of mine relayed a story that took place at their dinner table last week.  I thought it was funny, yet true...

They were sitting down eating dinner and the conversation went like this:

Dad: "What do you want to be when you grow up?"

Son:  "A fire-fighter or a marine."

Dad:  "I wanted to be in the military, but I couldn't.  I'm sad, because I really wanted to serve my country."

Son:  "Dad, you DO serve our country!!  You help us have electricity so we can see!!"

The Dad is a coal miner. :-)

Teaching the Truth about Coal

As I was searching for ideas on how to incorporate all that I learned this summer into lessons for my classes, I ran across this article from the Washington Post.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/energy-industry-shapes-lessons-in-public-schools/2011/05/25/AGRaXYHH_story.html

It is about a teacher in Coeburn, VA who has written and used lessons promoting the opportunities that coal mining provides to rural areas.  I found it quite interesting!!