Over the last two days, I have been so proud of my students.   Wednesday morning I woke up and did not have much of a voice.  I have been nursing a cold for about a week.  So, I wrote a note on the board telling my students what to do and they quickly, and easily went about their work without any hassle.  Some of my students took right over and became my voice and gave extra directions to the entire class that I could not quite utter.

Today in my Honors English 11 class my students completed their debates.  My heart was ultimately bursting with pride as the last two groups presented today.  I watched their faces, I watched them listen to one another and quickly take notes in order to respond and I watched them speak their point of view.  One student volunteered to debate her point of view with a mystery guest and she certainly held her own!  The mystery guest turned out to be one of our social studies teachers.  Overall, never having tried something like this, I had no idea  how it would turn out.  The debates exceeded my expectations.  Actually, my students exceeded my expectations!

In both cases, my students rose to the occasion.  One group of students being so familiar with the daily routine in my classroom, were able to complete a worth while assignment without much direction from me.  Secondly, my honors kids have grown so much and had the opportunity to really shine in front of their peers.  These events are what make it great to be a teacher!

Bravo everyone!!