The Parable of the Eagle

Today we listened to The Parable of the Eagle. At the beginning of the hour, students listened (only audio) and wrote down what they heard, what they questioned, and what they thought. It is a great parable, and we discussed the theme. Listen to the story if you have five minutes. At the end of class I paused and said, "I want you to know what keeps me up at night crying." Yep, it was lame, but I did get their attention. I went on with my lecture about the fact that I gave them the opportunity to redo the last assignment, showed them examples, and made extra copies, yet only a few picked them up from me. To continue with my madness I exclaimed, "I guess you want to be chickens while I want you to soar like eagles." It may have been a hand over-dealt, but I did have several students stop after class and after school to get sheets. Brilliant or Lame?

Chickens in Mexico... IDK... Chickens!

Comments

LH said…

Hilarious! Great job keeping them on their toes.

6:43 PM

KC said…

I like those dramatic comments sometimes, too. Let's them know you're for real.

5:51 PM

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