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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a teacher, I'm going to just start putting this stuff up for a vote among the whole class, let kids make their arguments in a well structured debate of ideas, and the majority will decide how the assignment is going to be handled.  If 75% of the class wants some sort of art component to the assignment then the other 25% will just have to learn to be more persuasive.  That's how the real world is going to work.  Might as well teach them now.[/quote]

When I was in HS, my English teacher often gave options — pick 2 of the following 5 options.  One of them might be artistic, like doing costume design for a play we had read.  One might be writing a poem or song inspired by the novel.  The other options were generally essay based.  
The real world actually does typically have options.  You can choose your job in part based on your preferences and once in your job there are often options about how to express yourself.  I typically give associates working with me an option of writing up their research in a memorandum or meeting with me to talk through what they’ve found, or both.  I assume that, as a teacher, you also have some options about how to present your material?  [/quote]

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