"We can bring snacks," I told my homeroom when they expressed disappointment at having to watch a 2 hour movie and go to an assembly on the first early release day. "Things are only as good as your attitude."
I knew what I was talking about. I had voted against a movie weeks before when the topic came up, but I was overruled when I was out of town before Thanksgiving. Even so, we could only make the best of it. And that was the way we approached it this morning before we did our current events activity.
"Remember to bring snacks to share tomorrow, if you want to," I reminded them before clicking over to the NY Times news quiz for kids. When everyone was through, (as a group, they love that sort of challenge), a recipe popped up on the bottom of my screen, Salted Caramel Peanut Butter.
"Can we have that?" one student joked.
I considered for a minute. "Do we have any peanut or gluten allergies?"
"Wait. Really?" said another kid.
"Sure," I shrugged. "I'll bake them tonight."
And so I did.
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