Proud of My Kids

The preceding video is a behind-the-scenes look at the podcast my students have been producing the last three years. It definitely is a peek behind the curtain into the controlled chaos that is my room.

My first principal knocked me on evaluations for not having a strict policy for when kids could speak in class (such as raising hands). I have always felt there needs to be a controlled chaos to a discussion, which allows for greater creativity. Or maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think you can look at that video and tell me something productive is not going on!