Week 3-Monday

Today was an extremely productive day. I reported to the middle school as usual at around 9 am. Today was especially great because for the first time I was allowed to lead the whole class for both blocks. I started each class by introducing the project topics for the presentation they will be doing on Friday. I think this will be successful considering no one seemed to know what any of the topics were. I was tempted to tell some of them when they asked what their person (who was actually a dessert) was famous for. I think they will be quite surprised when they research their topic and find out what it actually is. After that we played jeopardy in the first class (which they loved) and my "O ù est Pierre" game that I created. They even took it to the next level, asking if they could do it with their eyes closed. When I said that if they did that they would have to learn more new vocab, they jumped at the chance. It was nice to get them up and moving around a little bit. They looked like they had a lot of fun. They also really love the jeopardy game. They asked if I could create more games for them to do! The best part is that I don't think they even realize that they are learning as they do this. I really hope they keep up the enthusiasm and really apply it to their projects. I can't wait to see what they come up with! Tomorrow they start their research, and I hope that their topics interest them. Overall, I feel like I was able to connect with the students the most today. When I told them that this was my last week, they even sounded sad! It's nice to know that even though middle schoolers can seem completely uninterested, some of them actually care. What a relief!