March 17th, 2015

Today, I had the students do their first writing assignment.  I had originally though about doing it as a homework assignment through Google Docs, but then la vieja brought up the fact that, if they do it in class, then I can see exactly what they know--not what their notebooks or the Internet say.  I haven't read them yet, but as I was walking around the room, I was seeing some great stuff!

Then, we did a Round Robin with the vocabulary from Puerto Rico that will be on their speaking.  It put a smile on my face to watch them help each other and correct each other. My students are great.  Following the Round Robin, I took the students into the lab to practice for their oral exam on Thursday.  These students are developing some great ideas and are adding material that I never even talked about in class. It's awesome to see them make connections.

I also learned a valuable lesson today. I am going through some stuff in my personal life, and I was worried that it might show in the classroom. However, the minute those students showed up in my classroom, it was time to work.  I need to do justice to those students, and they helped me to keep a smile on my face and get work done. I really love the way teaching makes me feel at the end of the day.

Cambio y corto,

El joven