Week Ten

I think that I have been procrastinating writing about what happened last week because I don't want to think about how chaotic it was. I had planned a quiz and test for the students, they also had to recite a memorized poem, and their notebooks were due. It was already a packed week but some students in the school must not have realized my ultimate plan of fitting it all in so they decided to put a note in the bathroom with a bomb threat on it, Tuesday and Thursday. So we were off track in the afternoon classes for both days. All the students had to stand out in the rain on Tuesday and then in the freezing cold on Thursday. I felt bad that most of them had to have the quiz and test on the same day but I didn't have any time to postpone it. Somehow we got everything finished even with all the chaos. I was really surprised at how well the students did with their memorized poems on Friday. I was not expecting them to do very well because they have done horribly with homework before. I was wary of making them do this assignment but I am glad they succeeded because I can consider doing it in my future classroom.

So, the week was extremely busy but on top of that I have volunteered myself to help with the speech team. I participated in forensics and debate in high school so it is a lot of fun to help the students. However, I was recruited to judge the novice tournament this Saturday and I didn't find out I was needed until Thursday. :0 The tournament was really fun but we had to meet at the school at 6:30am and we didn't return until 11:00pm so it was a really long day. We took a really small team of 6 students and it was the first tournament for 4 of them. They had a lot of fun and learned what they need to improve for next time. I am excited to practice with them more; hopefully, someone can win a trophy next time. I didn't win much when I was in school but I remember the feeling of accomplishment that came with it. Speech teams are really great programs and I am sad that EFHS does not have a class devoted to it like some of the other schools. Forensics and debate really help students break out of their shells and become more comfortable in front of crowds. Maybe sometime in the future the students can push harder for a class. For now, you can find me in room 122 after school, on Tuesday and Friday, practicing for the next tournament.