Today we had a bit of a split between seventh- and eighth-grade class. Seventh-grade students completed the procrastination jigsaw work yesterday, and so they were free to move on to our weekly Socratic Seminar. Second period in particular had an incredible Socratic Seminar session: what began as a lighthearted discussion about a trending film transformed into a very serious but polit discussion about what movies young kids should be watching and the impact films have on very young children. It was a real shame having to bring the discussion to a close.

Sixth graders hadn't yet completed the work for the article about overcoming procrastination (certainly not due to them putting it off), so they completed the jigsaw reading work, sharing with each other their tips for overcoming procrastination.

Students also learned a new neuroplasticity exercise: Reverse Simon Says, good for encouraging students to code switch quickly. It's just like regular Simon Says, but with a twist: we begin reversed. Students only do the actions the leader commands and ignores the commands appended with "Simon says." After a signal, we reverse to regular Simon Says. When the leader repeats the signal, students switch back to reversed Simon Says. After a couple of changes, it's difficult for everyone to keep track of whether or not they should be listening for "Simon says."