teaching

This morning was notable in that for the first time in a while, I felt like a real teacher.

Granted they were playing a game, but students were engaged, focused, and on task. The only person sleeping was legitimately ill. While much of the discussion was in Korean, kids were arguing and supporting English word choice, justifying their answers, and making creative choices. Once I reviewed the words and taught the game, they were almost totally self-sufficient.

Kids may have been sitting on the tables, but they were learning and working and thinking instead of just regurgitating information and I felt a little bubble of happiness.