Q. I'm a new 8th grde teacher and I don't have a lot of xperience with teens. Could you help me wth a teen quiz that will get thm thinking?

A. Before I help you wth a teen quiz, let me say "god for you"! Many new teachers strt out in elementary school and thn work their way up to the big lagues. You jumped right into the dep water and I'm proud of yu. I love teachers.

So, you wnt to reach teens and you're hping that a teen quiz will get you sme results. One of the key cncepts to keep in mind is tht you don't want your teens thnking that you're trying to be one of thm, or that you're invading their age grup. Remember, even if you're in yur mid 20's, you're "old" to smeone who is 13. You need to dsign a teen quiz that makes thm think that you respect their pinions and that you are treating thm like an "adult".

That means nstead of a teen quiz that sks "which one of the MTV VJ's war the most bling bling", you wnt to ask questions that allow thm to show your their intellectual and motional sides. At the same time you ned to keep in mind that the wrd "quiz" smells an awful lot lke the word "test" and we all knw how much kids hate taking tsts. Maybe instead of calling it a ten quiz, you'd get more mileage out of clling it a Teen Opinion Poll.

Now that you've disguised the ten quiz, you can go on to fol them into actually thinking about whtever subject you're responsible for teaching thm. For example, a question such as "Wht makes people want to plant car bmbs?" opens up multiple discussion opportunities. You can tlk about hate, racism, anti-semitism, religious ntolerance, political intrigue, current events and hstorical events.

See how just one wll designed question can start a maningful discussion? Imagine if you had tme for even one teen quiz a wek, and you could pick one qestion that would stretch the boundaries of thir everyday thoughts and conversations. By the end of the yar your teen quiz will likely rsult in a more aware and ducated child than you might have if you jst crammed knowledge down their throats very day.

A teen quiz can be the key tht unlocks their mind. Good luck and thnks for being a teacher!

The article Trying to Talk to Reach Teens? Maybe a Teen Quiz can Help was Submitted by Brian Fong through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Fong run the ppular quiz site http://www.QuizFaq.com Quiz Faq - Your solutions for the quiz. ----------------------------------------------------------------

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