It was Friday. We were studying how to solve systems of equations with three variables by substitution. And we had finished the lesson 10 minutes early. I was bushed. (I had been sick earlier in the week and was still fighting it off. My voice had barely lasted.)<\/p>\n
I stopped writing at the document camera and looked at the students.<\/p>\n
“I don’t know about you, but I’m tired!”<\/p>\n
There was a murmuring of agreement and consent for the statement that they suspected was coming next.<\/p>\n
“Let’s call it quits,” I declared. “It’s Friday, after all. And the lesson’s done. I give you back ten minutes.”<\/p>\n
They all immediately took out their phones. A still silence descended on the room. I turned on the lights.<\/p>\n
One of the students was still looking at the board. He had been following closely during the whole lesson — quite a feat, since there was a lot of … algebra… involved.<\/p>\n
“That was fun,” he said.<\/p>\n
“It was fun?” I asked. “Hey that’s great.”<\/p>\n
He quickly walked it back.<\/p>\n
“Well, not fun fun,” he said. “It was interesting.”<\/p>\n
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