Scrooge... and holiday break...

What to do on this last day before the holiday break? 

Well, we are finishing a film in one class, with the idea that we are looking at how writers develop characters. The other class-- well, we finished A Christmas Carol, and they were supposed to finish Hard Times last night, so I think we'll be digging into Dickens. But then what? I have some Christmas trivia. I have two poems copied off that can be used for creative work. But honestly, I don't even know if all the kids will even show up today. 

We have a nice, long break this year-- but somehow, parents always cheat a little and give kids the day before off, which, to be honest, is tempting-- but we are also required to be there, and using the time "wisely," because if we don't, then the spectre of taxpayer wrath to come looms large. So I have plans. But I don't have anything that will need to be graded-- because, as I said, parents let kids slide out on the last day. It's a conundrum, to be sure. 

That all said, it's cold out. There will be candy canes. Kids have been sneaking/eating candy and cookies all week in class. Adults and kids alike have been dressing in holiday-themed outfits all week, too-- especially the elementary. And the littles and the middle school both have field trips to see movies in the local theatres today. So that leaves the high schoolers-- my crew-- and we will try to manage the day well. And mostly, it'll be fine. 

I have a new tee shirt to wear today. It is a nod to Dickens, and it says, "Darkness was cheap. And Scrooge liked it."

I'm not curmudgeonly, not really-- it just makes me laugh. 

I hope you have a great day,

C