Today brought out the artsy, glitter-covered side of me. I finished all my packages for students - I went for both the bribery (sweets) and for the sincere (personal letters). All in all, each student received a small pack of candies (I kept the leftovers of course) and I wrote a 1/2 page letter on nice water-marked paper to each kid commending them for spirited participation, diligent work ethic, inquisitiveness and more.
During class, I asked each kid to write a letter to a new student next year telling them a few things they liked and didn't like about the class. In reality, it was my sorta-deceptive way of getting an honest evaluation of the class. One of the top students in the class wrote a heart-warming letter that basically said I was his favorite and best teacher, I was fair, kind, and the material was exciting. What more could I want?! Another girl said I didn't give much homework but I send them to YO! (detention/homework make-up time).
After the typical day, we transitioned from our site at the Middle School to the Upper School (down the street) and we are setting up a series of exhibits to showcase top student work in each class. There are lots of tri-fold poster boards, lots of papers on the walls, and lots of middle school art projects. I came home (at the dorm!) to glitter, courtesy of my fellow Breakthrough Staff and basically, I'm sick of arts and crafts, yet I get to do my own now, for several hours. Hope I don't drown in paint... I'll post photos when I'm done.
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