It is Friday. Normally, I look forward to Fridays for the same reason all people look forward to Fridays: getting through them earns you a ticket to Saturday. Today, I had an extra reason to be excited; my chickens were coming home to roost. In day one of my extended middle school assignment, I had assigned an oral presentation to my 7th graders. Now, the students would be going up in front of the class to give their speeches.

Would they take it seriously?

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A good teacher is hard to come by, but easy to spot. Sure, most teachers try hard, but only a select few really shine. Today, I caught a glimpse of a particularly brilliant teacher. Although I did not observe her in her element, I did notice how her classes acted in her absence. The following is a list of the top five things I noticed:

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