I have said it many times before — as a middle school teacher, you sort of get in the habit of saying things over and over, and over and over, and over – - seventh graders are some of the most conservative creatures on the planet. One of their favorite three-word phrases is, “this is boring,” but any change in routine or in what it was like before, and they flip out. It’s both fun to watch and a bit of a pain in the heinie. A couple of days ago (where the @#$$ did this week go?) I realized that one of the reasons my classroom is arranged the way it is doesn’t exist any more. I used to use an old school overhead projector (still the piece of teaching equipment with the best cost/benefit ratio) and a 32 inch monitor for clicker screens and video and such. I couldn’t put them side by side, so I had one on each side of the room, and arranged the kids’ desks in short (3) rows facing each other, so they could see both displays. Awww, just look: At the top of this pic would be the overhead display, at the
That reminds me of those great SNL skits about the Sofa King. You know, how the prices are "Sofa King" low, the deals are "Sofa King" great, etc. (You obviously have to say those phrases out loud to get the joke.)