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Ask Slashdot: Teaching Chemistry To Home-Schooled Kids?
First time accepted submitter mikewilsonuk writes "I have a 10-year-old grandson who has shown an interest in chemistry. He is home educated and doesn't read as well as schooled kids of his age. He hasn't had much science education and no chemistry at all. None of his parents or grandparents have chemistry education beyond the school minimum and none feel confident about teaching it. My own memories of chemistry teaching in school are of disappointment, a shocking waste of everyone's time and extreme boredom. I think there must be a better way. Can anyone suggest an approach that won't ruin a child's interest?"
(ending sentences with a proposition included)
There is, of course, no problem in ending a sentence with a preposition in English. A proposition is a different matter; how about we go back to my place.
Can't be too difficult to teach the kid about fire, water, earth, and air.
A lot of Irish were blowing stuff up in the 80's...
A lot of Irish were blowing stuff up in the 80's...
This made me laugh uncontrollably, then feel bad for doing so...
An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in bacon and cheese
It is a myth that sentences can't end in propositions. How else would business deals get made?
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