Today was not bad, so therefore, it was good.

First, Third, and Fifth periods were all pretty tame. My students were more responsive to the group work when I explained the purpose of it to them very explicitly. I told them that there were two reasons for doing the group work. One, was that it was a better way to learn. If you have to read about something, then write about it, then teach it, you are much more likely to remember than if you just found the answers in the book. They responded with blank stares to that one. The second reason resonated a bit more. Splitting it up in groups is better than reading the whole chapter independently.

Seventh period, because of their behavior on Friday, was given book work. About 10 of the students were loud, obnoxious, and not doing their work. I didn't pay them too much attention. Most of the students got to work on the mound of textbook work I had assigned for the week. Those playing around will suffer the consequences eventually. Boy, are they going to be pissed when they get their grades back. But they will have nothing to blame but themselves.

And now, for the best news of my entire life: An ROTC seargeant saved my life today. He came in with a list of twenty student names into my eighth period (the one with all the demonic freshmen) and took them away. He took a random sampling of students but I got a real kick out of the frightened looks of students who were being hauled away by a man in uniform. The administration gets a pat on the back for lowering my class size. Now, if they could just get kids out of the halls....

Mr. Moore