Friday. Fourth period. AP Spanish V: Literature and Culture.
The AP tests are over. So, the AP classes, effectively over. The lesson plan: "They can have free time". Fair enough.
Sra. K was on campus in some meeting. Her other classes had a student teacher, who was also in class but off duty. He had had his classes create a "thank you" poster for Sra. K, with the kiddos writing little notes to her. He showed the poster to period 4 and suggested that they might want to do one as well. They agreed.
A group of girls decorated this poster paper attached to the white board. (Then they got off on a tangent of one of the girls wanting an arm tattoo, and one of the boys wrote on her arm in ink what she was thinking about, and a discussion ensued on whether she should get the actual tattoo or not. "I just turned eighteen. I need to do something crazy.")
I was about to suggest that the kiddos start writing their messages on the poster when the door to the classroom opened. Sra. K.
Um, oops. This was supposed to be a surprise.
Sra. K had returned to class to retrieve her charger for her computer. It took everyone a few seconds to clock that Sra. K was in the room and the posters on the front board were clearly visible. Once they figured it out, suddenly several students were just casually leaning up against the board in the front of the room.
Sra. K? I don't think she noticed.
She was preoccupied with getting her charger and getting back to the meeting. She talked to a couple students, talked to her student teacher, got what she needed, and she left.
The students relaxed. I started directing them to go up to the board and write notes to the teacher. They went up in groups, got the poster done fairly quickly.
And then the kiddos went back to not doing very much at all.
Oh, I'm glad they worked together on not spoiling the surprise!
ReplyDeleteAP kiddos tend to be cooperative kiddos.
DeleteWhat a sweet idea to do a poster!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. I think the teacher will really appeciate the notes from her students!
ReplyDeleteI like the poster idea.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the student teacher's advisor suggested it.
DeleteThat's a nice post about end of school year class and the teacher poster.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to balance some things out ;)
DeleteA great way to express gratitude.
ReplyDeleteIt was.
DeleteThat's was a clever idea and great way to end the class year.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the student teacher did that.
DeleteIt's too bad students still have to come to school when it's just to make the required hours. Quick thinking to block the board. They must like Sra. K!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure they do. For the AP classes, it has to do with when the AP test is. Once they've taken the test that's the reason for the class, they're done. They've been doing it that way since I was in school.
DeleteI'm impressed at their fast action. :D
ReplyDeleteI hope they have some semblance of intelligence, taking AP classes and all ;)
DeleteThe last few days of school were always kind of fun because we never had to do much.
ReplyDeleteOther than finals, right?
DeleteThe quick cover‑up when Sra. K walked in made me smile, and I’m sure she’ll be touched when she finally sees the poster.
ReplyDeleteFortunately, she did not notice the poster, and the students quickly finished it before relaxing. Its great idea for that stuff I guess
ReplyDeleteSounds like a nice, relaxing day, overall.
ReplyDelete“Think before you speak. Read before you think.” — Fran Lebowitz
J (he/him 👨🏽 or 🧑🏽 they/them) @JLenniDorner ~ Speculative Fiction & Reference Author and Co-host of the April Blogging #AtoZChallenge international blog hop