One of my male students walked up to me on Friday and exclaimed, "All I know is that I'm a middle aged black woman; help me out!"
This exclamation, in context, made perfect sense. My class was playing the "Guess Who" game where you post the name of a famous person on your forehead and ask your peers yes and no questions to determine your identity. We were playing with all of the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird, and this particular student could not figure out that he was Helen Robinson until someone said that there was a song about him and began humming "Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson."
This was all a part of my goal to have as much fun teaching as humanly possible in my last few days of class. I intend to play games, read short stories and children's stories aloud, and do a little creative writing. I am fitting it all conveniently into the curriculum, which only goes to show that the classroom can be a fun place if you try. I am really looking forward to class this week, but I am looking forward to my own class next fall just a little bit more!!!
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