Son 2’s public defense
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
Son 2 had the public defense of his Senior Project last Friday. He did a wonderful job integrating his 24 hour, in-the-snow survival with that of polar expeditions past and present. The “expert”, that is the guy who sits with the advisor and analyses the work and helps with the grading, was very demanding… But you could tell he’d read Son 2’s work. His copy was marked-up and he asked the first questions, putting Son 2 on the spot from question 1!
As parents, this is the second time we’ve gone through this process. It is a great way to prepare High-School students for College. The fact that they have to publicly defend their results before two profs (in addition to their fellow students) builds a sense of responsibility and ownership of the work which is unique in the education process here (not to mention the importance of final exams just to get out of High School).
Congrats to Son 2 on a job well done!
