Well, when the school closed up for the night they naturally locked everything down, especially the computer lab with all it's new equipment. However, somebody driving by at night noticed the lab's lights were on almost every night. At first, they blamed the custodians for leaving them on, but the supervisor would always double check before he left. When the lights were on in the morning when the staff first showed up, they decided to post a security guard outside the door to the lab all night.
The first night he was there he heard noises coming from downstairs, so he decided to investigate. He found nothing, but when he returned to the lab he saw all the lights were on!
When he unlocked the door and went inside he discovered the students working on the computers! They had opened a vent grate to the outside, and had crawled in through the vent to the lab.
Of course, Dr. Allen loved this because it showed how the students wanted new ways to learn. There were no games on the computers, but just educational ones to help them with their math.
Naturally, he immediately received more funding for more learning labs.
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This is a great story and not only does it demonstrate the thirst for knowledge from the students, but also the ingenuity of the students to access that knowledge!
ReplyDeleteEllen Divens