S-C-I-E-N-C-E, Science is the place to be

When I think of the characteristics of my best educational experience, I think of a spunky teacher who made fun games for just about every learning experience. In fourth grade, my teacher was fun, so she allowed us to have fun. I learned a lot from that class but also had tons of fun. Her thing was that school shouldn't only be boring and dry, but she thought there were fun ways of teaching. Among others sayings, she had this fun little quote she would always say in the beginning of class: S-C-I-E-N-C-E, Science is the place to be! Apparently it worked, becuase that was one of the better educational experiences and I have many vivid memories of the fourth grade and especially fourth grade science and my teacher. Fun teachers, lots of activities, organized classes, and a connection with the teacher all have contributed to a good educational experience in the past.

I can't pinpoint my worst educational experience, becuase I have had so many of them. One consisted of a teacher in which all he did was lecture. People would sleep and he didn't care. He just lectured and we had tests. This was not effective for me and other students as well, becuase there seemed to be no motivation. In addition to this educational experience, some more characteristic of a bad experience would be mean teachers and boring classes. It's hard to learn when the class is so dull and tiring.