"My favorite teacher is my second period science teacher. She's very smart and fun and I like the brain class!" - Roy, to the entire student body

My kids finished their Expert Presentations today = we heard about the occipital lobe, temporal lobe, Broca's Area, Corpus Callosum, Multiple Sclerosis, and Epilepsy, among other brain topics. You could say my kids are ..... brainiacs! (chaquack!).

Both classes went well, and about half my kids are really excited for the SHEEP BRAIN DISSECTION we are doing tomorrow! We're about a week behind schedule, but that's okay. They will learn a lot more by doing it now rather than a week ago. I am asking a volunteer to take lots of photos during the dissection as a way to document the experience and share it with parents as part of our science display during Celebration.

Later this week, we'll discuss some issues of ethics in brain research and I'm looking forward to seeing my kids debate rather than just note-take.

Just to get you excited... (or grossed out in some cases....) This one is from the internet: mine will be cuter because of all the kids. Though, my mom lent me a few kitchen knives and I doubt we'll be using them ever again...!