There’s a really big difference in the sixth grade
classrooms, in terms of class participation. It may be because that middle
school aura of “being cool” hasn’t hit yet, or the incentive of Hershey’s
Kisses, or the more chances to answer questions, but the kids raises their
hands and they raise them high. In this classroom, there are two kids in the
corner of the classroom (they have assigned seats) talking to each other how
easy it is, and how much extra credit they should do to get their grade over
100%. And then there’s the goofy kids in opposite corners singing call and
response to each other. During classwork, they collaborate and help each other
a lot more, or I see that because they actually get out of their seats and walk
over to another person and hover over their work because they’re too short to
see over their own work. That’s probably why…
They’re also more receptive to me. It may be because they
just talk so much more so I have more chances to talk to them. This class is
hard working, but they’re still kids. And as of now, they haven’t given up on trying
in school, and I hope they don’t. They’re just more excited than the average
eighth grader—a lot more energy, a lot sillier, and shorter because they get
out of their chairs to help the person next to them. And in the hallways, the
eighth graders don’t say hi to me, while the sixth graders do. Funny how social
standards change in two years?
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