Congrats on the muletensis
I think I could live with such a job...
The difference between the two populations is interesting. Differing leg lengths sounds weird but as for the colours, might that not simply be a day / night thing?
Andre Schmid wrote:Very nice!
Kristian Munkholm wrote:Congrats on the muletensis
I think I could live with such a job...
The difference between the two populations is interesting. Differing leg lengths sounds weird but as for the colours, might that not simply be a day / night thing?
Kai Kolodziej wrote:Hi Bobby,
well you know what I think about it, but again huge congrats to this wonderful project.
It is an amazing opportunity to show pupils animals in the wild and then even in a different country, it must have been an awesome experience for them (and you too). For sure it will be an experience for their whole lifetime!
Keep up the good work and also Wouter who joined you.
cheers Kai
Ilian Velikov wrote:Awesome! How old do you have to be to sign up for your course?
Joking aside-great job, the world needs more teachers like you.
Jeroen Speybroeck wrote:Lovely! Wish I had been there...
Bobby Bok wrote:Haha, maybe you can still pretend to be 18 At least in behaviour I know I could
Robin Duborget wrote:As a teacher I'm absolutly impressed by your work Bobby (and by this interesting endemic species).
How old are your students ? You came in Mallorca because this sort of school trip is in the official programme of your country ?
In France it's very difficult, if not impossible, to go with students somewhere without a strong justification in the official programme.
Can you tell me more about this project ?
You should definitely go to Corsica ! It will be a pleasure to meet and your students in my island
Robin
Bobby Bok wrote:Robin Duborget wrote:As a teacher I'm absolutly impressed by your work Bobby (and by this interesting endemic species).
How old are your students ? You came in Mallorca because this sort of school trip is in the official programme of your country ?
In France it's very difficult, if not impossible, to go with students somewhere without a strong justification in the official programme.
Can you tell me more about this project ?
You should definitely go to Corsica ! It will be a pleasure to meet and your students in my island
Robin
My students range between 12 and 18 and the students who were with me on Mallorca are between 15 and 18. Some years ago I started keeping animals in my classroom, first stick insects and later I decided to move my 'pets' such as Leopard Geckoes and the Alytes also in the classroom. Some students were highly interested and wanted to help me to take care of the animals. More animals found their way into the classroom such as Litoria, beetles, mantids etc.
So for a select group of students who have a special passion for amphibians and reptiles I erected a study group. First of all to take care of the animals in the classroom but also to do excursions to look for Tree Frogs for example. It is all extracurricular and not part of the standard curriculum. It's extra work for me - but if it's extra work like this I don't mind
And when a student in his enthusiasm said he would love to see Alytes muletensis in the wild I thought why the hell not?! So I convinced the schoolboard to let me organize this.
The school where I work has been received a label of excellence by the Dutch government and my study group was also mentioned in the jury report. It was one of the fine examples of extracurricular activities the school undertakes . Of course I am rather proud of that!
Well, Corsica is definitely on the menu for next year, if not with my students then Laura and I will go with the two of us. It would indeed be great to meet up and I will certainly let you know
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