"Wait, how many states are in the Union? And what's the Union?"

Classes have been going pretty well. We are now almost done with the unit I created when I student-taught, so that was easy. Not much else to say. The days are somewhat dragging by but the weeks are going quickly. I can't believe it's almost December.

I gave a quiz last friday and the average on it was somewhere between an 82 and an 85 depending on the class period. Maybe it was too easy, or maybe they just got it. Either way, they did well and they were all really happy about it (which made me feel good as a teacher).

The other day we were talking about something and I asked what it reminded them of from what we've covered so far. Some kids were picking out similarities with things we learned during the first two weeks. I was pumped.

Today we took a "test" on the 100 Most Frequently Asked Questions for an immigrant applying to be a US citizen. We made a game out of it in class to see how many of the students could pass the citizenship test. They did horribly, some scored in the 30s. Some scored in the 80s though, so that was good. But I got wicked excited when a few of them moaned at each other, "this is so hard, I'm so glad we are already citizens and don't have to take this. I would totally not be allowed to stay in the country." I was so happy they got it and understood the purpose of the activity without me telling them anything.