November 17-21

     This past week was Teacher Appreciation week, so first of all, We love you Mrs. Turner! On Monday, we went over the schedule for this week and upcoming weeks. We then had a discussion about our visit to the Montessori school and our views on it. We talked about the pros and cons of the school and what we liked and disliked.
      Tuesday, Mrs. Turner had the word "Middle School" on the board which immediately stirred up conversation. She then had us write a word or phrase we thought of when first saw it. We talked about middle school, shared some horror stories, and described the stage of Piaget middle schoolers are in. We then listened to a radio broadcast about views of middle schoolers, whats going on at that age, and even listened into a middle school dance. For some of us, it brought back memories we wanted to forget, but in the end was very entertaining.
      Wednesday we began the movie "The Ron Clark Story" that we watched through Friday. It was an amazing true story about a teacher from North Carolina who ends up teaching a sixth grade class in Harlem. This class had been through several teachers and had the lowest scores in the district. Through his love for his students and teaching, Ron Clark changed the students hearts and minds and also their test scores, making them the best in the district by the end of the year.

"The best way to create compassion within the classroom is to model that type of behavior yourself."- Ron Clark