MR. COWEN OBTAINED HIS 3D PRINTER BECAUSE HE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO 3D PRINT SOME TOOLS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE AND OTHER PARTS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE VERY EXPENSIVE. HE BUILT HIS 3D PRINTER AT A CONFERENCE FOR THE STATE. I LEARNED THAT TO BE MAKE AN EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION, HAVING MANY VISUAL AIDS IS KEY. WHEN MANY TYPES OF VISUALS SUCH AS, VIDEO, PICTURES, AND SLIDES ARE USED IT IS MORE ENGAGING. ALSO, THE ORDER WHICH HE PRESENTED HIS INFORMATION WAS VERY EFFECTIVE. HE INTRODUCED WHAT HE DID, HOW HE STARTED, AND WHAT IT IS GOING TO BE USED FOR.
Researchers have tried to study genius but they only give the vital statistics. Havelock Ellis realized most geniuses have fathers older than 30, and moms younger than 25, and were sick as children. But in the end this information proved to be worthless because Descartes was celibate, Dickens did not have a father and Darwin did not have a mother. Being intelligent is not enough when it comes to being genius. Creativity is not the same as intelligence. Someone can be more creative then intelligent, or more intelligent than creative. Geniuses look at problems in very different ways, rather than asking themselves: "How do I solve this, doing it the way I was taught?" Geniuses ask themselves: "How can I look at this different, how can I solve this differently? How many different ways can I look at this?" I will use all of this information toward my genius hour project because it will make my project better. It will make me more creative and realize/figure out my own intelligence.
In this article I learned the importance of genius hour. I learned genius hour is more than just an hour kids get to spend working on what they want to. Genius hour give kids the opportunity to be themselves. What I mean by that is, they get to work on projects that interests them, and is not under the instructions of a teacher. This article also made me realize that failure is okay while working on a genius hour project. Failure gives kids a chance to realize their own mistakes and, build off them.
The most important thing I learned is that, I can fail on my genius hour project, but rebuild it better the second time. Genius hour gives kids the opportunity to fail, I look at that as motivation. I say motivation because, I don’t have to get down on myself if I make a mistake. I just know the next time, I can improve my project. My genius hour project is upgrading my schools football practice equipment. I want people to become better athletes, and have better form for every position played. I plan on raising money to get new blocking sleds and better agility ropes. With these new items kids will become better athletes. After reaching the goal of $1,250 we will be able to pursue with our plans. My biggest goal in my project is to give kids a chance that want to be better football players. With all the donations and help from everyone this can be done!
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