Re: Quails In The Classroom (Quick Quail Questionnaire)

What did the participants have to say about their experiences with Quail In The Classroom?
lets find out...


All participants in both Part 1 and Part 2 of Quail In The Classroom were asked to fill out a Quick Quail Questionnaire. Some responses were better than other so below I will provide you with some of my favourites. PLEASE NOTE: all these responses were taken directly from the Quick Quail Questionnaire and were not modified in any way.

same colour= same person

thank-you to all 16 participants from two  B.C. high schools.

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Quick Quail Questionnaire

From: ilovemyquail.blogspot.ca

1. Do you think that having a quail in your classroom could improve your learning? Why or, why not?

 Yes, I think quails will help by if you get to stressful or bored you can look at the quail. 

 Sure because they would keep us company. 

 Yes because it could improve your learning by learning how it can reproduce. 

 Yes, it can educate us in subjects like reproduction and life.

No, because where supose to learn about science and quails could distract us. 

I think that it would be more beneficial for younger kids to teach them about caring for animals and how they reproduce. 

2. Did you enjoy the experience of having a quail in your classroom? Why or, why not?

 Yes, I did because I got to hold the quail and care for it. It was a great experience. 

 It's cool, but some people get distracted easily and that aggravates me. 

 Yes. Quails are very adorable and it really rightened up the vibe in the classroom.

yes because it was fun having a pet in the classroom

3. What did you learn from this experience?

I learned that quails need incubator and only a 50% chance will hatch.  

They are very small. 

That a lot of living things start a similar way.

nothing

That there are people out there that own quails as pets just like dogs or cats or fish.

I learnt about quails, blogging and quail blogging. 

you shouldnt be loud when there hatching

4. Any comments, questions or concerns? Please feel free to express yourself below.

How long do quails live. 

I like holding Quails!

Twins for humans in 1 in 88 births. What are the chances of twins in an egg? Are eggs caused by being impregnated or do they naturally come?

Your quails are cute.

Sorry, but no.




Last but not least,

Here is a response from a quail-loving teacher.

Like Mother, Like Daughter

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's day to all you quail mothers (human and non-human) out there!

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This week Ilovemyquail is holding a poll so that you (the quail lovers) can vote of your favorite I <3 my quail T-Shirt design. After the poll is closed ilovemyquail will hire professional models and eventually your favourite T-Shirt will be available for retail purchase!

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Quails In The Classroom (part 2)

Background Information

After having read an email from a high school teacher who had hatched quail eggs at school (see Quails In The Classroom part 1), I was inspired. I had an epiphany. Even though I am not a "science teacher" does mean that I cannot teach so, I decided that the time was right for me to bring my quail into the classroom.

A couple weeks earlier, my english teacher had assigned us a speech project. It was not too complicated Basically we all had to write speech, memorize it and them recite it infront of a live audience AKA my English class. My English teacher was pretty open on what we could do our speech on however, she strongly advised we chose a topic that we knew a lot about. Now what do I know about? Thats right: quail and quail blogging.

The date for my speech presentation was Thursday May3rd 2013 which also happened to be three days after the due date for our baby quail chicks. This meant that I would not only preform a speech about quail and quail blogging but I would also be bringing some  props to aid my performance mark. Long story short on Thursday May 3rd, I, The Quail Lady brought three of my twelve baby quail chicks into my English classroom.

Quails In The Classroom:

pictures that tell a story

brought to you by: ilovemyquail.blogspot.ca

A big school for a small quail.

Caring hands hold the babies. 

Sleeping during class!

Maybe I need a smaller desk...

What page did you say?

This one?

Where did everybody go?

Hmm... where is the teacher?

Students are quail lovers.

Fascination.

Education.

Love.

Care.

ilovemyquail

I Love My Quail
(my speech for English (if you would like a translation into quail just let me know))

Raise your hand if you own a pet. Now, keep your hand up if you own a pet quail. As you may have already guessed, I am a quail owner and today I am going to share with you my experiences with quail and quail blogging. If you own or have ever owned a pet you are probably familiar with the three basic laws of pet owning. Number one, all must feed their pet. Number two, all must clean up after their pet and most importantly number three, all must love their pet. As a licensed quail owner and blogger, I follow all three of these laws however; some may say I took law number three a bit too far.                                                                                                                                                                                                       Ilovemyquail was born on July 6th 2012 at exactly 6:39pm. If you think about all of the popular youtube videos and websites circulating the World Wide Web today you will realize that they all have one important factor in common; they did not become famous overnight. Like most revolutionary blogs Ilovemyquail started out slow. Really slow, and the worst part about it was not the fact that I was getting one to two views per day, it was that 90% of ilovemyquail’s viewers were related to me. Luckily this era did not last long and things did not get worse. They got better, a lot better. July 30th 2012 was probably the turning point for ilovemyquail because on that day ilovemyquail made a public announcement that stated that the baby quail chicks had hatched. After that birth announcement there was a spike in the views and many more historical posts to follow such as the 2012 Quail Olympics, Chicken Egg vs Quail Egg; Nutrition Facts (the truth), Global Quail Friendship Day and finally the series of 5 Days Before Christmas. These posts did not only generate hundreds of Canadian viewers but also reached out to quail lovers across the globe. For those of you who are remain unfamiliar with ilovemyquail and it’s life purpose, it is basically a blog about how to love and care for your urban quail.

              According to Google A blog can be defined as a Web sight on which an individual or group of users record opinions, information, etc. on a regular basis.  Being a quote and quote blogger is not easy but it does have its benefits. Maintaining a (good) blog requires not only day-to-day effort and dedication but also requires a fair amount of your time. On the plus side, creating your own blog is free and it only takes a couple minutes however, generating revenue and more importantly finding your audience can take years. In order to become a success in the blogosphere there are three crucial questions you must keep in mind at all times. What is the purpose of my blog? How can I make my blog unique from other blogs? And am I one hundred and ten percent committed to my blog? Sadly, I do not generate any revenue through ilovemyquail but did you know that the average person can make up to 1700$ though advertisements on their blog? Now, why do we blog? Recent studies have shown that only 5% of us blog because we want to make money or because blogging is our job. Therefore, 95% of us blog because we feel passionate about something and we want to share it with the world. And what do we blog about? Literally everything, from art to zombies.

          In all, quail blogging is part of my life and it defines me as a person. Blogging has helped me realize my passion for writing not only for myself but also, for others as well. If you want to learn more and become a quail lover today please feel free to visit ilovemyquail.blogspot.ca.  

   

Quails In The Classroom (part 1)

This week ilovemyquail is dedicated to exploring how quail can be used as an educational tool in the classroom.  This two part series will share two unique but similar stories of how quail were incorporated into the classroom. This first story was sent to me by a high school teacher who wishes to remain anonymous. Here is the email that this teacher sent me.

to: ilmqfanmail@gmail.com 

from: quailteacher@gmail.com

Dear Quail Lady,

I am finally writing you because I LOVE your quail blog. I have been a big fan from the early days of the blog and I am SO happy you are back posting. Following your blog has given me the inspiration and confidence to try the following with my own quail.

After following the hatching of your quail chicks last July I was so excited because I thought this would be a perfect way to engage my high school students in illustrating to them sexual reproduction and embryo development. (You would be surprised how many adults do not understand that not all eggs will hatch because they are not fertilized.) This week we hatched 21 eggs which was a success rate of 46%. My students have been so enthusiastic with following the development and finally the hatching of the chicks. I did not realise how small and cute the chicks could be! Thanks again for the great idea.

PS: I was a little surprised at our 46% success rate. Is that normal? If you have any other ideas on how to bring quail into my science classroom I would look forward to hearing your ideas.

Sincerely,

Q.T.

(“Quail Teacher” – student nickname)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This week the science department saw some extra traffic due to the hatching of quail eggs. This activity was done with the purpose of engaging students (science 9 specifically) with a hands-on, live example of sexual reproduction. To date 13 chicks hatched with one dying immediately (natural selection) after hatching. The chicks will be  taken home on Thursday afternoon. Thank you for all the interest of staff that dropped by to view the chicks.

ANNOUNCEMENT

New Staff Members:

12 Coturnix Quail chicks, one died on the job. Rumoured to have last worked at Earl Marriott, but is happy to have escaped the cramped egg-like conditions and as of Monday landed a temporary gig at Q.E.

FROM A QUAIL'S POINT OF VIEW

First impressions of Q.E.: "Love the friendly staff and students. Everyone seems to be so into us." 

PURPOSE

How are you going to contribute to Q.E.?: The students seem to be asking their science teachers lots of questions about the birds and the bees. It is our intention to have the science 9 students ace their reproduction unit.

Here are some pictures that Q.T. sent us!

Have any Quail in the Classroom stories that you would like to share send us an email at: 

ilmqfanmail@gmail.com