The Last Day of School
On the last day of school this year, my 8th grade students gave me one of the greatest salutes a teacher can get.
They reenacted the closing scene of “The Dead Poets Society.”
You know. The one where Robin Williams’ Mr. Keating has been fired from a boarding school for teaching his students to embrace life, and as he collects his things and leaves, the students get up on their desks as a testament to his impact and as a protest to the current administration’s reductive standardization.
That’s what my students did for me. And I almost didn’t even notice it at first.
The whole thing went down like this.
The bell rang and an announcement was made telling us that the day was done.
I was immediately rushed by a crowd of children turning in final projects, shaking my hand, saying goodbye.
In fact, I was so occupied with the students right in front of me that I didn’t notice CONTINUE READING: The Last Day of School | gadflyonthewallblog
