While I always enjoyed days that invited teachers and students to dress in costume or some other silly fashion, one of my favorites has always been St. Patrick's Day. Because of the timing of my leave, in 2013 I didn't get to dress up like a leprechaun and dance a jig, which annually delighted some students and confused others. This year, I was interested to see how 7th graders would respond. While their initial comments when they walked in were less than positive ("You've sunk to a new low..." and "This is way over the top") at the end of class, when I was going to deliver on the jig I promised, I could tell they were more "into" it than my 10th graders had been in years past. That is why the actual footage of me doing a jig is only one second long. That was literally the maximum length I could share publicly without there being at least one student clapping, laughing, jumping, or actually dancing along side me. I did the jig for 63 seconds, and my lungs didn't let me down! Was I a bit winded? Sure! But wouldn't you anyone be after a minute long jig? ;)
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