Billy Ray Cyrus and the Lunch Bunch
Susan, a friend who teaches fourth grade in an urban district, shared this story with me last week. I am publishing it with her permission, but she asks not to be identified. Going "off-script" is verboten in this district, even when an entire class of fourth grade smart cookies is on a mission to learn. Is it ever OK to deviate from rigid requirements when a teachable moment occurs?
Just a Fluke?
It was the last Friday before a week-long break and I was feeling super nice, or maybe just slightly insane. I decided to let any student who wanted return to the classroom to eat lunch today. Usually I select only a few students who need additional time to work, time away from their peers, or just reward time to come back to the
