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Q. I'm a new 8th gr de teacher and I don't have a lot of xperience with teens. Could you help me w th a teen quiz that will get th m thinking? A. Before I help you w th a teen quiz, let me say "g od for you"! Many new teachers st rt out in elementary school and th n work their way up to the big l agues. You jumped right into the d ep water and I'm proud of y u. I love teachers. So, you w nt to reach teens and you're h ping that a teen quiz will get you s me results. One of the key c ncepts to keep in mind is th t you don't want your teens th nking that you're trying to be one of th m, or that you're invading their age gr up. Remember, even if you're in y ur mid 20's, you're "old" to s meone who is 13. You need to d sign a teen quiz that makes th m think that you respect their pinions and that you are treating th m like an "adult". That means nstead of a teen quiz that sks "which one of the MTV VJ's w ar the most bling bling", you w nt to ask questions that allow th m to show your their intellectual and motional sides. At the same time you n ed to keep in mind that the w rd "quiz" smells an awful lot l ke the word "test" and we all kn w how much kids hate taking t sts. Maybe instead of calling it a t en quiz, you'd get more mileage out of c lling it a Teen Opinion Poll.
Now that you've disguised the t en quiz, you can go on to f ol them into actually thinking about wh tever subject you're responsible for teaching th m. For example, a question such as "Wh t makes people want to plant car b mbs?" opens up multiple discussion opportunities. You can t lk about hate, racism, anti-semitism, religious ntolerance, political intrigue, current events and h storical events. See how just one w ll designed question can start a m aningful discussion? Imagine if you had t me for even one teen quiz a w ek, and you could pick one q estion that would stretch the boundaries of th ir everyday thoughts and conversations. By the end of the y ar your teen quiz will likely r sult in a more aware and ducated child than you might have if you j st crammed knowledge down their throats very day. A teen quiz can be the key th t unlocks their mind. Good luck and th nks for being a teacher!
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