Geography

Ohhhhhh Geography .... where do I begin?

I clearly remember one thing about geography: It was required.  I had to take a strictly geography class when I was in 7th grade, and it was one of the most dreaded classes of my day.  Was it the subject matter? No.  I was actually interested in geography.  I would have loved to have learned more than I did out of that class.  Well then, why was it dreaded you may ask.  Because it was sooooo boring.  That class dragged on for days it felt like. *Sure .. I was only 12 .. everything dragged on .. but not like this*  That class was strictly book.  Nothing interesting or fun about it what-so-ever.  All material came straight from the book, was shown on the board via overhead projector, or "terms" were written on the dry erase board for us to copy.  All we did in this class was read, take notes, quiz, take notes, test, and begin again.

I now realize the potential this subject has and all the fun activities I missed out on when I took the class.  There are so many interesting things you could do with your students to help them not only UNDERSTAND geography, but WANT to learn more about it, and actually CARE what it is they are learning about.

From my previous experience in the subject, I honestly didn't believe there was anything you could do to make the material for this class interesting, much less fun.  I now realize different.

:)