The Titanic

The Titanic. What is to adults a truly epic love story is to 10 year old boys a truly epic boat. “So the boat sank?” Their incredulous eyes widen. “Yes.” Pause. “And lots of people died?” I somberly shake my head. “Cool!” After reading an abridged version of “The Titanic” in my classroom, several events [...]

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The Science Center

It’s 8:45 and I’m doing a final head count. We’ve got 72 kids, 3 teachers, 10 parents, 1 grandparent (gulp) and 2 bus drivers. All set. The drive to our destination goes surprisingly smooth; Kapowski tries to rally the bus to sing, and my mini-Turtle yells up to me that he found a quarter lodged [...]

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