This year at our school is the social-studies-oriented fair. I have one student who is just about completely turned off school altogether - no use for it. He's just going to inherit his dad's farm, and that's what he's going to do, and that's that. Nothin' to it. Anyway, he's been having trouble (for weeks) "working" on the fair - he had no new ideas and nothing really done. After a chat with him yesterday on crops on different crops and diversified farms, he has a new project - hops. I gave him other suggestions, but after telling him about them and what I knew, and showing him an article or two, it's the crop that stuck... just thought it was a bit funny and that I should share. I'm goin' grassroots (er... hops), here, people! Wortly, don't be surprised if you get an email from him!
It may also be worth mentioning I have a student doing a project on moonshine and one on rum-running. (which they came up with on their own, I swear...)
Can't wait to see the projects!
