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News Flash
Getting sixth graders interested in current events was not easy before the advent of the digital age. I gave an assignment to watch the news one night so we could discuss the world's events in class. The following day, as class was about to begin, I noticed there was a buzz of talking among the boys. I reminded them we were ready to start the day, but the talking continued. With my strict teacher's voice I asked, “What is so important that you are still talking?” One of the boys piped up, “When you have a vasectomy, do they cut it all off ?” There had been a segment on vasectomies on the news the night before that told much, and the boys were worried. It was hard for me to keep a straight face when I answered. Mari Page, CA Gamma Mu
I was teaching a lesson about Christopher Columbus and perhaps included a few too many details about his life. When I mentioned that he had red hair, a student raised his hand and asked, “Did you know him?” Mary Lou Johnston AZ Theta
Vocabulary Test
When I was reading a story written by one of my third graders, I saw that the student author had written that a snake “slittles.” After trying for the longest time to figure out what she meant, I gave up and asked her. I made a hand motion like a snake moving. She described what she was trying to say in her story. Suddenly it struck me. Slither. She meant slither. Melissa McKown, TN Chi
And “Nwod”
I was working with special needs kindergarten stu-
dents on opposite words, and I asked a young boy the opposite of “up.” He thought and said, “pu.”
Erin Worthington, TN Chi
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