Introduction

    Welcome all to my genius hour blog. What is genius hour you might ask? Genius hour is a project in which the student is allowed to explore their own interest in whatever creative way they would like. A genius hour question cannot be something the student already knows or a easily google-able question. For my genius hour assignment I am going to be teaching myself how to hang a sliding door.
                                            Cheap Barn Door Hardware. (2017). Retrieved                     from https://www.pinterest.ca/explore/cheap-barn-door-hardware/?lp=true

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