[Spectrum R3] 27. Too Many Ideas! - Hoyoung

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Too Many Ideas! 

Miss Eller stared at the board. It looked like a maze. She didn’t know where to begin.

 

“That’s quite a pack of ideas,” said a voice from over her shoulder. It was Mrs. Samm, the fourth-grade teacher.

 

“Oh, hello, Gina,” smiled Miss Eller. “I want the students to help decide what to study, but now I have to narrow this down to something we can manage.” Miss Eller shook her head.

 

“It’s too bad they can’t all follow their own ideas,” Mrs. Samm said. “The students will be more eager to learn if they’re working on topics that they’re already interested in.” Mrs. Samm turned to go. “Well, good luck. I hope you can sell your solution, whatever it is.”

 

Miss Eller was so distracted she didn’t even notice Mrs. Samm leave. Sell my solution....that’s it! Miss Eller snapped her fingers and finished getting ready for the day.

 

Later, at Morning Meeting, Miss Eller started to sell her solution.

 

"Andy, how much do you want to study redwoods?" she asked.

 

Andy shrugged. "A lot, I guess."

 

Miss Eller turned to Tara. "What about you and your fuzzy animals?"

 

“Oh, they’re so cute,” said Tara, wrinkling up her nose. “They’re my favorite things.”

 

“Okay,” said Miss Eller to the whole group, “you’re going to have to convince us that your topic is the best one. Each of you is going to do some research on your own topic this week. Then, you’ll give a “sales pitch” to the class and try to convince us to choose your topic to study.” She scanned the faces all around her. Are they buying it? she wondered.

 

“Miss Eller?” asked Enzo. “Can I give out plastic snakes to help convince people?”

 

Sold.