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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Art_Welling, post: 8728, member: 639&quot;]I do that now, with my Auto Mechanics class.</p><p><br /></p><p>I almost always have one or two &#039;interesting&#039; coins in my pocket.</p><p>What with world coins being sold by the pound on E-bay, I bought a bunch. (10-11 pounds)&nbsp; I use them to challenge students..... &quot;where is this coin from?&quot;</p><p>&quot;What is it made out of?&quot;,&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;What is it worth in American money?&quot;</p><p>&quot;What important piece of history was this coin witness to?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the kids respond real well to the challenge and get a big kick out of it.&nbsp; Others just don&#039;t care.&nbsp; I consider it but one weapon in my &#039;teachers&#039; arsonal.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also use the coins to reward.&nbsp; When a student does something particularly brilliant I often pull that days coin from my pocket and give it to the student as an award, a reminder of what they did that was special.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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