While unpacking items to take back to my classroom, I encountered five signs scribbled furiously on a series of whiteboards. The first one read, “I’m waiting.” The second: “Any time you’re ready.” The third: “Is this thing on?” The fourth: “My blood pressure right now: 160/80.” The fifth: “Every mouth in this room shuts NOW!”
Ah, another year of molding, inspiring and delighting those thirsty teenage minds.