Let's just say--- I love Middle School! Teachers are truly meant for one level or another-- and now having taught from pres-school through college, I know without a doubt that I love middle schoolers. They are caught up in so many changes from goofy to surly often with mood swings from moment to moment. I even got non-reading 8th grade boys excited about reading William Sleator's The Beasties. The were unable to resist the lure of people who walked around with ears missing, noses bitten off, and strange other injuries that no one talks about. I gotta love Sleator for reluctant readers--- he really draws them in.
Of course would I choose to go through middle school again as a student--- NO WAY! Man they are vicious to one another. I remember very little about my own middle school years except perhaps for the few close friends I had. One of whom I still keep in touch with-- here's a shout out to ya' Paula!
Anyway-- I haven't had much time to read this week-- Go figure-- New school for me, the kids, and the husband too. It is busy here- but new on my bookshelf is The Alchemist's Daughter by Katherine MacMahon, an adult book for a change. I have a feeling I am going to enjoy it quite a bit. It mixes my love of history with science all blended nicely with a page turning plot. I'll write more about it and the goings on at the middle school soon.
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I know what you mean about middle schoolers. From girls changing their names every other day to boys and their every-changing voices. It's good to be back in the trenches!
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