September 6

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Finished McLuhan/Illusion presentation as a model for math problem solving behaviour.

Water cup experiment. So-so investigation.

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Stage talk and math D5 routine discussion including map on the board of rotating math stations.

Draw Squad Mars House lesson. Well received. Related it to vocabulary, drawing, and math and the value of D5; not everyone will be good at everything and that doesn't matter because this is true of everything.

Alt BBQ

S decided to quit Alt and come back to the WOTP.

Alt is a very different energy than WOTP. I was not expecting anything so profound. It was well described by SS as being the difference between needy students and independent students. My students in WOTP are needy and crave a parental relationship due to their child-like mentality. Naturally A, S, and myself all fall into parental roles with them. We chase after them and we show them affection and make it clear that they are valued and heard. It makes my classroom more like an elementary classroom than any other high school classroom.

Alt is the opposite. The students want nothing to do with a parental relationship what-so-ever. Their class is more akin to a Cegep level class than any other high school classroom. The don't wear uniforms, they wear hats, they curse, they live adult lives socially speaking, and refer to their teachers by their first names. It has almost a Res atmosphere, or atleast a frat house to some degree. These students feel disdain for the school and for authority and crave only their own space. Working with them will be a very different experience from WOTP.