Interviews can be a gateway to cross-curricular learning.
A roomful of first graders, interview journals in hand, stared back at him. A ripple of excitement swept through the children at the news that Stephan drove a New York City subway train. The interview is a powerful tool for inquiry-based, multicultural learning that goes far beyond the range of any textbook. I also sent home a survey asking parents to describe their jobs, to find out whether any matched those on our list. When I found out that one of the fathers was a train operator, I was thrilled.