Journal: 02/08/06

Last night I held my annual 9th grade potluck dinner and book discussion (on A Tale of Two Cities), and it was a wonderful success. The students were as passionate and astute as they usually are during class, the food was bountiful, and the parents who joined us seemed to take pleasure in listening to the literary discussion their children engaged in. I think I was at my best as a teacher, partly because I love working with this particular class, and partly because I seem to elevate my teaching a few notches when visitors are present.