Notes from the Classroom

School has been unbelievably entertaining this month. Here are a few of my favourite moments:

Being called Mrs. Kohberger.

A class of 17 year olds reading tongue twisters like "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck..." "Betty botter bought a bit of butter.." and "Peter piper.." They really liked "Fuzzy wuzzy was a bear.."

Reading Doctor Seuss. The Lorax.

Walking into school and being hit with that cafeteria smell. Talk about being transported to the time of bringers and buyers, fricassee and pb&j, milk in a plastic baggie, and having to ask to "dump" your tray.

An introductory lesson on Forrest Gump and discussing American History from the 1950s-mid 1980s. Listening to CCR and Buffalo Springfield as a class.

A student reading the menu from a pub called The Punch Bowl and asking if he needs to hit the plate. Aww.

A lesson on advertising and brand names. I asked the students to come up with alternate advertisements, or silly brand names, etc. This is what I got:

There was also a rather creative take on BMW, simply, WTF.


This is why I love teaching...