Day Eighteen
Today started with the Psychology test. It was the easiest thing I’ve ever done. I only didn’t know two answer- and they were from the chapters I wasn’t at Calhoun for. I finished the test in ten minutes.
Then it was time for quite a somber assembly. An elderly teacher had a heart attack outside school yesterday morning and died. He was a woodwinds teacher for the Middle School and US. The woodwind ensemble played- it was really touching. Some students said memories they had of the teacher. It was nice, but very sad.
I then had 2nd grade math- one of my last LS classes! This was a very large class today, and we got to play this great game with the number rods. All the kids wanted to play with me. It was so much fun. When I left, all the kids hugged me. Aw.
I then had a free period, during which I read aloud from As I Lay Dying to my friend Sota. It really helps me understand the book if I hear it out loud.
I then had English class. They talked about the rest of the reading and their paper topics. It was really sad thinking that I wasn’t going to be there for the rest of the book. I’m really going to miss Calhoun, especially this class. Then we partnered up to discuss a chapter we read about Jewel and his horse. This is probably the saddest, most tragic chapter we’ve read so far. Lauren and I paired up to discuss the chapter. We worked well together. I wish I could finish the book at Calhoun…
After lunch, a couple classes went on a field trip to the Met. It was a photo class, 20th Century, an Biology (?). Not sure about that last one. Anyway, we went to see Robert Frank’s exhibit about his groundbreaking book, The Americas. It was absolutely amazing! I loved his work. The descriptions written by the photos really made me appreciate the work more. I’d never really seen any of his work, but I’m in love. It’s so beautiful and simple.
The rest of the day was spent at the Met, walking through Central Park and the Upper West side, and at a delicious farewell dinner with Meredith and Steve. The evening was topped off with a wonderful thematic discussion of the great film, Superbad. What a great day.
One of my favorites from the book. I love her face compared to the creepy Santa. So good.
