Third Grade Business School

In her third grade class Emily has been working on a final project for the past several months. The project was to interview someone of a different generation and contrast that person's life with their own. The final product of this assignment was a PowerPoint presentation, which Emily shared with her class today.

I was able to attend as she stood in front of the class and presented a slideshow about her grandpa. She did a great job with her presentation - especially for a first timer. She even felt confident enough up there to throw in a little joke in the midst of her 6 slide show, which got a good response from the other kids.

I'm amazed at where Elementary education is going. My 9-year old daughter created a PowerPoint and presented at a SmartBoard (a whiteboard that receives a projection and acts like a touch-screen when you touch the surface). That seems so business-like. I love that she's learning this but I didn't really expect it to happen this early.