1) Seat assignments
2) Warmup—the best thing about being from _____ is _____.
3) Course Content letter
Homework
None
Today I put the seating plan in effect (a little later than usual because of the computer problems in the programming office—I don't know how they got the classes programmed!). Currently boys and girls are separated. I only started doing this last year, after reading a fascinating book called Why Gender Matters by Leonard Sax. The basic idea is to encourage my female students to express themselves more freely, a role that is frequently taken by boys in mix-gender groups. So far it seems to be working very well.
Your child should give you the course content letter today, which goes over the most basic information about the class. Of course, you'll learn much more on Back to School night, which this year is on Thursday, 9/25.
