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Science specialist: let students 'mess up' to build confidence in labs
5766391 · August 12, 2025
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On a district podcast, Eric Kinkade urged teachers to allow ‘productive struggle’ in science labs so students learn to iterate and think critically.
Eric Kinkade, science specialist for Monongalia County Schools, told the Motivation and Momentum podcast that allowing students to “mess up” in laboratory work helps build scientific confidence. “Letting them mess up. Science is messy,” Kinkade said. He described classroom…
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