As I stood before my first period class Monday morning, I had an image in my mind of being pursued by my zombie students. You see, Monday was the first day back from a week long "Winter Break." I had anticipated a little bit of sluggish behavior, but not quite what I found...
Me: " How was your week off?"
Silence.
Me: "Anyone? Anything good happen?"
Silence....
Students: "Too short!" and "No!"
Me: "You mean to tell me nobody did ANYTHING worth talking about over your break?"
Students: "It was boring!"
While I didn't let the silence go on too long, I was shocked that my students had nothing good to say. I vaguely remember hearing a massive number of complaints the week before about needing a vacation. Granted, the responses got a little better throughout the day...but overall, the vacation was a bust!
What do you say to students who complain about being in school AND complain about NOT being in school?
So as I continued to ask each class of zombies how their week off was, I laughed to myself...which I seem to do frequently (!)...
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I can get attacked by the zombie students after a normal two day weekend! I think they return to life at second period and remain alive until the next morning - at first period where they return to their zombie state.
We are currently doing Terra Nova testing.
Uhgg! The zombies are in full force!
Today, I took them for walks in the afternoon to just wake them up.
Alane
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