Day Seventy-five: Um...hello? Anybody?

My first period class is so precious. Two of the boys are taking benchmark tests this week, and told me this morning they wouldn't be in class so they wouldn't be able to help. Was that an apology?

Do you ever have those days where you wonder if your students are on drugs? Or just what drugs they are on today? The past few days my 2nd period class has developed an interesting habit. Four of them just sit there and stare. At me. At the floor. At the wall. At the ceiling. Two students from my 3rd period came to help out today and one of them basically asked me after, "What is wrong with them?"

Something really cool happened today with my 4th period class today. They LOVE lighting. I have a student that I usually have to walk like a hawk (the one who throws things) and he was so responsible today. He did such a good job hanging the lights and working carefully with all the equipment. So proud!

6th period I took advantage of their competitive nature along with a little bit of rewards. One of the clamps was stuck and we had not been able to fix it all day. So I offered 15 points to the student who fixed it. About 5 guys descended and took turns before one student that isn't even registered for my class but had come to help succeeded.