march eighteenth

This is my last day at FAMS. Next week I'm transferring to a job at Ryan McGinley studios.

In Ms. Ohle's class:
The students are working on persuasive essays. From what I can remember those essays are a little monotonous, but that doesn't seem to be the case in this class. One of the student is considering writing about Facebook, which is encouraged by the teachers. If the students are allowed to and encouraged to write about things they're truly interested about, then they are introduced to writing as something that can be related to one's life. It doesn't have to be "should schools have uniforms?" SAT style, but it can be something that is very related to one's life.

In Ms. Ohle's second class, there is a new student. It's kind of an interesting curve to be thrown in terms of teaching. Ms. Ohle talks to him casually adn asks about the cirriculum at his old school. It makes him not "off limits" and not off limits to talk to him, while still being the teacher. Too much talking to him and it makes him seem like a teacher's pet, and diminishes his chance of ever becoming accustomed to the new school and new students.