My Year 8s terrify me...

[j_forias]

They work in silence even when I tell them to talk, they come in five minutes before the end of the lunch and start afternoon early and worst of all, I just received this message on the email homework I set...

'CMN Tempest HMWK

Comments

[petitecrivan]

I've never heard anyone say that homework is awesome.

Also, am amused that you are called "Sir."

[j_forias]

Me too.

[reinventweather]

So hilarious (and then I remember that this actually happened).

Sir! Ha!

[j_forias]

Exactly! Hee.

[kit_the_brave]

Try not to let David Tennant tell your principal until the school year is over!

[j_forias]

Ha! Good thinking!

[ronkaperplexous]

"lol! AS IF!"

Oddly, that was my reaction on reading the Tempest as well. My prof was like, "INORITE?" and a good time was had by all.

What kind of homework are you giving these kids, that they'd actually write to you to ask for more? Was the homework some variant of "eat an entire chocolate cake and write 100 words on how you relate it to Shakespeare"? You fiendish educator, you!

[j_forias]

Actually, I have set eat chocolate cake as homework before...

This homework was a treasure hunt across the internet solving fiendish codes while also analysing the Tempest. I got half of the ideas from you.

[ronkaperplexous]

Dude, that sounds like an AWESOME assignment. And I'm not just sayin' that as an internet treasure hunt afficiando. What a great way to get students interested!

Is there any chance I could see some of what you had them do, or is it top secret school stuff?

[j_forias]

Totally top secret. They only had to find a worksheet on the school intranet, then break a number code that was the address for a livejournal blog, then give their opinions on Macbeth on the blog itself.

So, ah, not as exciting as I may have implied. :)