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I teach High School Chemistry and Physics in a low income area. I have grown to become a skeptic in the over all value in labs. I do see them as a way to mix up the class and make it more interesting from the perspective of changing up the scenery. However, I am not convinced that students learn as much from labs as much as other teaching methods. When I was in school I did not enjoy my chemistry labs because I felt like I already understood the concepts and doing a lab required less brain strain than the problem set, and therefore redundant. I know I am probably a minority here.
However -- I would not feel the same about inquiry based labs. They are of great value, but they take a lot of time and devised in a paradigm that is contrary to the current mood of teaching to the test.
What do you guys think about this?
Regards,
Chris Maness
However -- I would not feel the same about inquiry based labs. They are of great value, but they take a lot of time and devised in a paradigm that is contrary to the current mood of teaching to the test.
What do you guys think about this?
Regards,
Chris Maness