Today we took the seventh graders to the University of Minnesota campus to visit the Bell Museum and the Weisman Art Museum (WAM). WAM currently has an exhibit called Human Touch which works the theme of identity which is often a focus of this seventh grade year. I've been working with a great coordinator from the WAM and was excited about today's tour.
When one of the docents shushed me during an introduction, I was less than pleased. When my docent for the morning group was a bit too inflexible, I was annoyed. During our lunch break, before the two groups switched locations (walked between museums), I talked with the coordinator about some changes I wanted to see for the afternoon. I loved my afternoon docent, and I think she appreciated me.
Since I wasn't at the Bell Museum of Natural History, I can only imagine that I wouldn't have liked the snakes and spiders, but the students seemed excited about both when we returned. The Bell Museum is a scary place. After all, I almost got eaten alive by a bear this summer when we visited to plan our trip.
Anyway, it feels like Friday since we had this field trip today, and I'm kinda wishing it was the weekend.

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