Like the grocery store yesterday, the halls here at school were eerily quiet this morning. Students silently dragged in a few at time, slumping sleepily at their desks through the announcements, and the day continued on like that.
"To be honest?" I told my reading class, "I kind of like this side of you!"
They groaned half-heartedly, my enthusiasm clearly overwhelming them.
"Well, lucky for you, I have an activity planned where you are supposed to be, are you ready for it? SILENT!"
The task was to line up in order of their ages without talking. The record time for them to beat was 2 minutes and 6 seconds, and when they were finished, I congratulated them on their success. "I have some good news and bad news," I announced. "The bad news is that it took you almost 4 minutes to do that."
Their faces fell a bit.
"The good news is that you were the quietest group I've ever seen!"
And to that praise they let up a tiny cheer, before wordlessly returning to their seats.
"To be honest?" I told my reading class, "I kind of like this side of you!"
They groaned half-heartedly, my enthusiasm clearly overwhelming them.
"Well, lucky for you, I have an activity planned where you are supposed to be, are you ready for it? SILENT!"
The task was to line up in order of their ages without talking. The record time for them to beat was 2 minutes and 6 seconds, and when they were finished, I congratulated them on their success. "I have some good news and bad news," I announced. "The bad news is that it took you almost 4 minutes to do that."
Their faces fell a bit.
"The good news is that you were the quietest group I've ever seen!"
And to that praise they let up a tiny cheer, before wordlessly returning to their seats.
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