down with the science fair!

Ok, I admit it, I am NOT a fan of the "Science Fair."  In fact when Stick came home last night, he said, "How's it going Mad Scientist?"  I replied, in all honesty, "You've got the MAD part right."  We're so lucky around here that this year we (I) got to do TWO projects.

So here's my beef.  It's dumb.  I think the actual project is fine and probably educationally worth it, but then the "reporting" part is such a pain.  The big free standing poster board, ALL the typing, the captions, the titles, the "Scientific Method" reported back in painstaking details.  The written report, the graphs, the photos, etc.  It takes way more time to do this part than the actual science experiment.

So my vote is: Do a fun science experiment and write a paragraph about what you learned.  Done.  Skip all the other nonsense!

Are you with me?   ( Or am I just grumpy today?)

(It's Nerd Day at school today, thus explaining Proto's masking taped glasses.)