First of all, we can all agree that among all the students that know him, DBram is a bit of rockstar. Also, I have now been at the school long enough that I’ve started to absorb my favorite rhythms of the year long season. For example, in the same way that I begin to crave pumpkin spice in the fall, I find myself looking forward to seeing some precalc video projects near the end of each school year. 🙂 I’ve blogged about them before, but I can’t help but blog about them again. (DRUMROLL PLEASE) . . . .
I don’t know what it is about these projects that compels me so. Is it the sometimes-muffled guffaws of embarrassment from youth as their video makes its debut? Is it the care with which Dr. Bramlett creates awards and a formal program and even displays their movie posters on the board and hands out mini white cheddar popcorn? Is it the range of types of projects: from rap to game show to fairy tale to music video and on and on? Is it the inclusion of pop culture figures and symbols (e.g. Bubble Guppies and Where’s Waldo in this year’s batch)?
I think it may be the way our smart-sophisticated-cool kids really put themselves out there in these videos with their friends with full knowledge they will be viewed publicly. Take a gander through this slideshow of posters and movies. You may (re)learn a bit of precalculus, but I can guarantee you will certainly see some youth making memories that will last a lifetime together.