Day Fifty-six: Rewards

So I'll be honest. It's been a long couple of days. Wednesday was a late night with graduation. Last night I had a dress rehearsal for a choir I am in that ran late. Suffice it to say that I was so tired this morning my brain could not process anything and I knew I'd be screwed when my students walked in.

So, before all pandemonium broke out, I decided to make today the day I followed through on a promise. I had promised my students a pizza party for the first class to get everyone to 5 points. The rest I promised a class period in the game room when their class made it. It gave me a chance to bond with my students and get to know them better. So my first two classes got a bit of a break. By third period I was back on my game and went back to my classroom. We played a three round version of charades that we did a few months ago in my next two classes. The students got really into it, worked together, were much better at the round where they could only use one word to help their team guess, and even willingly did some impressive pantomime in the final round.

I also totally killed my students at ping pong (I normally don't think of myself as very good). Should I let them win? They kept lining up to try anyway. I wonder if beating them is a let down, or if it earns their respect.

No word yet on whether I have a driver for the field trip next week. Some one was out today so I have to wait until Monday.