What A Woderful World This Would Be

Wonderous moments scatter themselves throughout the landscape of my days. Today one student asked if it would be better if he not give his personal speech, because he realized after preparing it that his topic might make another student in the class uncomfortable because of a tragedy the other student endured. Several students, in various classes, pointed out to me that other students answered questions I put out to the class, wanting others to get the good re-enforcement from me, rather than taking it for themselves. A student came back to me after having reworked the outline that we spent a period talking through together on Friday and it's looking great. Four students have come forward and dove into one of the greatest of human fears and given autobiographical speeches so far, and it's only the fourth day of the semester. Many kids in Gemora and Chumash classes enthusiastically participated, guessing the answers to questions on the board and on sheets.

Students like to learn and teachers like to teach and when that happens the world is sweet.