A Pain in the Hand? On Using the Whiteboard in the Classroom
I distinctly remember Mrs. Yang’s high school chemistry notes. Do I remember the formulas? No. Nor the various chemical bonds or the differences between nitrates and nitrites. What I do remember is her process. She would start her notes on one side of a two-sided chalkboard and talk while we copied down the material. Then she would wipe the board down with a wet sponge before flipping to the other side where the next round of notes awaited her eager chemists. Meanwhile, the wet side of the board dried so…