Our principal likes to tell the students that "We are the best of the best, better than all the rest." While I don't appreciate the idea that quality must be comparative, her turn of phrase is catchy and memorable, and the kids often chant the ending with her in assemblies.
Today and yesterday as the hook for a lesson on hyperbole, I asked students to post something they thought was the greatest thing ever. On Monday morning, it was hardly surprising that many kids mentioned sleep and food as it got closer to lunch. But other kids also mentioned the sound of Christmas carols, or birds singing in the morning, video games (of course), talking to their friends, going to Chik-fil-a on Friday after school, the moon landing, science, the beach, and the 100-day writing challenge.
Then there was the kid who simply posted "You guys" meaning all of us in her English class. "Awwwwwww," was the collective reply, and for me, her words cast a much warmer light on what it means to be one of the best.
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