Part Two of Teaching
It begins and ends with a gesture. It is complete in and of itself anyway. Above and beyond this its extra. There are names for this in a language I tried to study. The language was Manx. The sound, mysterious. It sounds more than likely. It sounds islandy.
The main thing about the 9th graders is that you cannot say their names aloud. It is against the rules. They are loud ghosts in class. If you say somebody's name, it makes them into a 9th grader again. High school is tough but not. The moster mash is coming up. There are rumors of a fog machine.
rumours of a fog machine. I like these observations Susan. It's amazing how much you can learn from your students.
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