I had this teacher in middle school. We would do long term projects where we picked a subject and then gave a presentation on it. You could make models, do ex

I had this teacher in middle school. We would do long term projects where we picked a subject and then gave a presentation on it. You could make models, do experiments, read books as research, do art around your chosen subject etc. It was really fun and engaging and just tore up the idea of subjects and curriculum. He was the first teacher I had who seemed to actually like children and had real curiosity about the world.