Not all is perfect here, however. Class 10D is being kept behind after school today due to bad behavior in a number--if not all--of their classes. There are many great kids in this sophomore class, but a handful that is disrupting share time--when a student who has conferenced one-on-one with the teacher presents his or her strengths, challenges, resolutions, & a goal(s) to the class.
Many thanks to the teacher who is facilitating this special after school time wtih the students. In my other school, their relatively minor disruptions would not merit nearly as much attention, with riots breaking out in the halls. But here, disrupting a share is serious business.
Meanwhile, the real highlight of the day involved two girls in class 10A. These girls speak little to no English--one speaking more than the other. In the midst of my mini-lesson comparing medieval and Renaissance art, both girls volunteered to share their comments with the entire class. It was incredibly endearing, especially, to hear one girl (brand new to this country) who confidently spoke broken English as she compared a painting of Jesus from the Middle Ages with Michelangelo's David.
And it was extremely promotive to have a girl on the other side of the room chiming in to help the girl translate words from Spanish into English.
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