What is the Passion Project?
According to Chris Kessler, Passion projects (or Genius Hour or 20-Time Projects) have their origin with the search-engine giant, Google, which allows its engineers to spend 20% of their time to work on any pet project that they want. The idea is very simple. Allow people to work on something that interests them, and productivity will go up. Google’s policy has worked so well that it has been said that 50% of Google’s projects have been created during this creative time period. Ever heard of Gmail or Google News? These projects are creations by passionate developers that blossomed from their their passion projects. The same principals apply in the classroom.
The passion project is about taking your education into your own hands, finding something you are truly passionate about, and pursuing that interest in a deep and meaningful way. Passion projects are about exploration and creativity; they require both inspiration and commitment. Most importantly, passion projects have TANGIBLE outcomes; you will create a product that you will share with the class/school/community/world.
I emphatically encourage you to pursue a project that will allow you to put your passion into action in a way that is helpful, useful, valuable, educational/informational, addresses a real problem, and/or makes your community and the world a better place.
This is your time. Do something AWESOME.
The passion project is about taking your education into your own hands, finding something you are truly passionate about, and pursuing that interest in a deep and meaningful way. Passion projects are about exploration and creativity; they require both inspiration and commitment. Most importantly, passion projects have TANGIBLE outcomes; you will create a product that you will share with the class/school/community/world.
I emphatically encourage you to pursue a project that will allow you to put your passion into action in a way that is helpful, useful, valuable, educational/informational, addresses a real problem, and/or makes your community and the world a better place.
This is your time. Do something AWESOME.