For those of you just tuning in, "This Guy is Falling" follows the educational exploits of Mr. Birds-Eye, a high school teacher in his third year of teaching, traditionally the make or break year in the profession. Fearing that he has finally reached his wits end, Birds-Eye decides to write a blog in hopes that he can reboot his year by focusing on the positives of the profession.
And I'm happy to report that it's been working.
So in two weeks my Sophomores are presenting Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. I think I'm more worried than they are.
Yesterday, we went over iambic pentameter, which is basically a Ba-Bump rhythm (like a heartbeat) that stretches out over ten syllables. Easy right?
No such thing.
They all sounded like robots.
Prompting this...
INT. CLASSROOM - DAY
After another failed attempt, the TEACHER addresses his CLASS.
Teacher - Now I know some people are rhythmically challenged.
White Kid (hushed) - AKA "white people."
Teacher - That's not true. Some white people have rhythm. There's Justin Timberlake.
White Kid - And Michael Jackson!
END SCENE
Oh, the Michael Jackson jokes. They never get old.
And that in a nutshell is why I still like teaching.
Signing off.
Birds-Eye
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