In addition I was given the school's newspaper to edit, a spring musical to produce, and a student teacher whose major was French to supervise. Year number two was hectic, a further drive from home, but fun. Really liking what I did continued to guide me. These older children were more verbal and opinionated, even developing a sense of humor. In 1976 there was no duty free lunch time for teachers.
Sixth graders are sharp, no matter where they grow up.
I remember teaching a unit on animal classifications. Wise Jerry wanted to know how hens could lay eggs with no roosters around. To avoid the discussion I could see coming, I said they couldn't. Our bicentennial spring production was centered on colonial beginnings. The highlight of our props was life-sized chickenwire tissue paper cow to add to the authenticity of the barn scene.