Be nice, kids

Yay for the intellectual debate we are having.

However, we must be kind and respectful to each other's opinions. The great thing about teaching smart kids is the fact that I don't have to worry about pettiness creeping in.

We must be able to hear each other while really listening, process another's opinion, and either agree or respectfully disagree.

No yelling or talking over each other will be tolerated in class. I want to finish our anticipation guide tomorrow, and hopefully we can.

Great class today! I've been bragging to all my teacher friends about how great you all are and how interesting our discussion was today. I'm so lucky!

Let's be able to continue this. Trust me, you all will want to be able to have discussions as we read 1984!