The students have about 20 minutes at the end of the period. Most are working on homework.
Henry gets up and walks to my desk. Then he walks around and reaches for a sheet of paper from the scratch paper pile.
“Need more room, eh?”
He laughs and points to the my notes still sitting under the document camera — two pages of notes from one problem.
“Mr. Hasan, just look at how much room you used!”
“So true,” I say, thrilled that he’s emulating the teacher.
I just wish he’d turn in his work more often.