A baby gecko had found it's way into my doorway, a student had picked it up, and was chasing after me with it.
How is it that I am not afraid of kids that have been arrested, but I'm terrified of a tiny lizard?
My first class spent time taking down decorations from graduation last night. I think htey wanted to keep some of them.
When second period started, I only had two students. No idea where everyone was. I think some were taking the ASVAB. So I tried a little experiment. Wait, isn't every day an experiment? I taught them about flash mobs (can you believe most of these kids have never heard of them before?) So we watched an example, and then I had them try out a way of creating one. The two students that were there are probably the most shy I have all day. Probably the only time I could get them to try this out when no one else was watching. I had each of them figure out a way to spell their name in the air, using a different body part for each letter. A little graffiti in the air if you will that ended up looking like an interpretive dance. Then they learned the other student's name as well as mine, and we put the three together. One student loved it, the other was still embarrassed. But we had so much fun, especially when we tried to add music and experiment with different songs.
3rd period was weird. One student I have 3rd and 4th and he's normally great. Something was up and he did not want anything to do with what we were doing. He talked back and shut down. So weird. By the end of the period, I had three or four pairs of students that had put together their own mini performance. And when 4th period came around, that same student that fought it 3rd period was one of the first to start working on his second chance. We really had a blast. Some of the students really got into it. Yeah, I told you it was going to be cool. Even my last class enjoyed it. These are the same students who two and a half months ago would not stand up when I asked them to were drawing letters in the air with their elbows, foreheads, and feet...in front of the rest of the class.
At the end of 3rd period my phone rang. It was my principal. "Hey babycakes. So the next graduation in December 14th. Aren't you glad I gave you more warning this time?"
I'm having a little field trip drama. Mostly red tape. We have a bus but no driver to pick us up. I found a job coach that is cleared to drive and available, but I'm now waiting on approval from someone in central administration to let him help us out. Fingers crossed.
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