Wednesday. Second period sophomore math (again).
Why is it always second period? Anyway...
Mr. Y had an IEP meeting, so it was just me and them. But no worries, as the topic was geometry, and I felt quite comfortable teaching it.
Just after 9 AM, Alonzo left class. He had cleared it with me ahead of time as the band had a performance. I had seen the email, so I knew it was legit. But the boys were offended that he had gotten up and gone. (Before Alonzo left, he caught my eye and reminded me he was going. I nodded to indicate that was fine.) It was as if they were in charge, or something.
I explained that Alonzo had left with permission, and it wasn't anything that the boys needed to be concerned with. Alonzo would be performing for the assembly for the sixth graders.
Sixth graders?
Okay, so all the sixth graders from the local feeder elementary schools were going to be on campus for a kind of preview day. (The middle school is kind of attached to the high school. Long story.) They've only been doing this for a couple years, so it's a relatively new thing. Anyway, the high school band, color guard, cheerleaders, and choir were performing along with their middle school counterparts.
The boys seemed to think that meant an assembly for the high schoolers. Yeah, no. Class was as normal for those not involved in specific activities.
I continued on discussing how two adjacent angles could be added together.
And then, the sixth graders appeared.
This classroom is on the bottom floor of the STEAM building, and it has great big windows.
We can see everyone who passes by. Mr. Y is fond of the view as he can see his students, especially those who arrive late. (I kind of feel like we're in a fishbowl, but I'm only there for a couple weeks.)
So, of course we could also see the classes of sixth graders arriving and making their way through campus.
I pointed this out to the class. They looked over.
Some of the sixth graders waved. A few of the students waved back.
(I had more time than material to cover, and I thought it was fun.)
The students' main comment: "Why are they so small?"
Funnily enough, this is not the first time I've heard this comment. I assured the students that the sixth graders were normal sized for their age. They were just bigger now.
They weren't quite sure I was right. It just seems wrong to them, somehow. I'm not sure why.
The sixth graders had passed us, so I went back to reminding them that all the angles in a triangle add up to 180°.
And just like that, it's April. The only thing that changes around here is my titling. My personal game is to make my usual posts fit the letter of the day. Sometimes they just fall into place, like today. Other days I have to work a bit harder at it.
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