The love affair with John Green continues…
You can’t tell me there’s not at least one common misconception you might have believed that has been now been corrected for you forever more from this Mental Floss video. I think this would be fun to use with kids – I’d like to see if they knew of the misconception, or if most of what they hear here is entirely new to them in the first place!
I held a parent meeting at school today to discuss Digital Citizenship, and one of the things discussed was the fact that our children all seem to love YouTube and can spend hours being ‘distracted’ there. If the distractions they meet are anything like the videos created by John and Hank Green, then my take is that they are worthwhile. They sure beat some of the mind numbing drivel being served up on commercial television of late.
Once again, apologies for the absence here – did not post School’s out Friday last week if you happened to notice, and am scraping it in tonight at 11.54pm. You never know, a window of opportunity might present itself this weekend and a post may materialise…or, maybe not. I may find myself curled up in a corner, claiming back the sleep I seem to be depriving myself of lately.
Enjoy what comes your way this weekend. Make the most of the fine Autumnal weather we have been promised (if you’re living in Melbourne, that is). 🙂
Lucacept - intercepting the Web 
Thanks for sharing this clip Jenny. Have been a huge fan of John Green for many years. showed this clip to my two Year 8 Reading classes with huge success. One class watched intently during the LAST period on the LAST day of class in Term 1 so you understand now what a gift this YouTube clip was for me. Have been following your blog for the last year and find your ideas refreshingly innovative – many thanks
Liz Montanaro (Yarra Valley Grammar)