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motivation idea

by Michael McDermott

Mar 13, 2011

Hi, So I am just graduated and got my certification and I was thinking about a lesson plan idea for Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I hate to say it but what is currently going on in Japan can be related to the devastation caused by the A- Bomb. I was thinking of using it as a motivation to the effects of the dropping of the A-Bomb. Not really sure how I want to do it or if it is a good idea. Looking for thooughts or suggestions on this idea? Thanks

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Steve On 3/13/11, Michael McDermott wrote: > Hi, > So I am just graduated and got my certification and I was > thinking about a lesson plan idea for Hiroshima and > Nagasaki. I hate to say it but what is currently going on > in Japan can be related to the devastation caused by the A- > Bomb. I was thinking of using it as a motivation to...See More

Mar 16, 2011

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Jan A motivator is mean to focus the kids on what you want them to learn. In order to do that, the motivator needs to be meaningful to the students, but cannot be TOO interesting. A motivator like you are suggesting will take their minds right OFF of what you want them to learn because the devastation caused by the atomic bomb is so vivid that kids wil...See More

Mar 16, 2011

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Michael McDermott On 3/16/11, Steve wrote: > On 3/13/11, Michael McDermott wrote: >> Hi, >> So I am just graduated and got my certification and I was >> thinking about a lesson plan idea for Hiroshima and >> Nagasaki. I hate to say it but what is currently going on >> in Japan can be related to the devastation caused by the A- >&g...See More

Mar 23, 2011

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Sara On 3/23/11, Michael McDermott wrote:

What's an interesting thought is the diametical uses of nuclear power - on the one hand, it warms out homes, cools our homes, gives us power and on the other hand, it blows up our homes and into small pieces and us along with it. Given that, should we use it? Are there other things that are both so goo...See MoreOn 3/23/11, Michael McDermott wrote:

What's an interesting thought is the diametical uses of nuclear power - on the one hand, it warms out homes, cools our homes, gives us power and on the other hand, it blows up our homes and into small pieces and us along with it. Given that, should we use it? Are there other things that are both so good and so evil? So productive and so destructive?

We need other and safer sources of energy though coal and oil have killed more people than nuclear energy has (the bombs were not intended to produce power) Any student in any subject would do well and be informed to consider the source of their power and what it portends for the future as well as the present.

> On 3/16/11, Steve wrote: >> On 3/13/11, Michael McDermott wrote: >>> Hi, >>> So I am just graduated and got my certification and I was >>> thinking about a lesson plan idea for Hiroshima and >>> Nagasaki. I hate to say it but what is currently going on >>> in Japan can be related to the devastation caused by the A- >>> Bomb. I was thinking of using it as a motivation to the >>> effects of the dropping of the A-Bomb. Not really sure how >>> I want to do it or if it is a good idea. Looking for >>> thooughts or suggestions on this idea? Thanks >> >> Are you teaching now or is this an idea for a future class? >> Yes what's going on now is related to the devastation caused >> by the bomb but only related in that both involve radiation - >> the effect of the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki cannot be >> compared to what's going on now - those bombs were bombs - >> not leaks, not meltdowns nor were they accidents and the >> effect of them was horrific - far, far worse than what's >> going now. What's going on now is horrible - so let's begin >> to imagine how much worse the bombs were. They melted people >> literally - these days with youtube you can easily see the >> devastation that was caused by the bombs but it's graphic and >> disturbing to see. >> >> What age child do you want to expose to the lesson of the >> bombs? If you are teaching now and you're teaching young >> children, I don't think this is good timing given what is >> going on now and I'd be careful to suggest there's a link >> between the two. An act of war is very different from a >> nuclear reactor cracked by an earthquake. > > Sorry let me clarify. It was just a thought I was having for a > future 10th grade Global History class. It just had me > thinking. Thanks

Mar 26, 2011

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