Comment Box

I introduced a comment box this week. I made the box for A., but anyone can use it. I needed to make the box for A. because he likes to talk to me. All the time. He also likes to sniff my hair, but we are trying to ignore and/or discourage that right now. I love when students participate in class, but I kind of like to stay on topic. A. doesn't like to stay on topic. So, the comment box. A. can now write down all the things he loves to tell me, and I can read them later, when I get a chance. When that happens, I read them and write back, and leave the notes on their desks. Most of them are just asking about missing work, or grades, but there are other silly things, too. I have a long paper on some video game that I need to read Monday. A. would like me to choose which race of alien creatures I would belong to if I were, in fact, an alien. He has a long list of details about each race for me to choose from. A. put more time and effort into that project than he has put into any homework assignment I have given to date. A. hoped I would read it on Friday and asked me aapproximately 417 times if I had read it yet, but unfortunately I did not. I did however, find the time to look up a video of the new Tickle me Elmo doll and share that with the class. We had a nice long discussion on Barney and Elmo and before you tell me those topics are not appropriate for school, I will tell you that it was part of our current events discussion. The Barney show is introducing a fun new dinosaur character to the mix, and the Elmo doll is THE new Xmas toy. So there. You can have your very own Elmo for around $100 from Ebay. I am told that Baby Love would kill for a new Elmo for Xmas, and I would be more than happy to buy her one. I just won't get it in time for Xmas. I will wait approximately 2 weeks after, and will buy it then for $30, from my local Target store, when the shelves are restocked.