RENT: Filmed Live on Broadway

So, I will be going to the August 28th showing of "RENT: Filmed Live on Broadway." The Wednesday/Thursday showings are at 7:00 pm. The theater is almost an hour away, so I wouldn't get home until close to 11. I'll probably be an emotional wreck after seeing it, and I don't want to use one of my sick days that early in the school year. My mom works all day on Saturday (the 27th), so we're going on Sunday.

I asked all of my students to write their favorite movie on their information card. Three of my students listed "RENT." Two more students saw my hand made "RENT" poster and asked me about it. "I met one of the actresses. She played Joanne in the movie," I said. "I have a picture. Do you want to see it?" "Yes!!!" they enthusiastically replied. They thought it was cool, and a few of the other kids were like, "So, what is it about??" One of the girls in the front row gave a little summary of it. When that class does their music activity during the "Anne Frank" unit, I am so going to put a "RENT" song on their playlist.

One of the members of the TV crew stopped by to interview me the other day. She's either a junior or a senior. Here is a summary of the interview:

"What do you like to do?" she asked.

"I really like photography."

"That's awesome. I really like photography, too."

"I also like Broadway musicals," I added.

"Oh my God, you're my new favorite person!"

Maybe I should be teaching upperclassmen. I have 6 classes, and I genuinely like 4 of them. The other two have been giving me all kinds of problems. I love 9th graders, but I sometimes wish that I could also teach 11th grade. Sophomores and seniors annoy me, but I think juniors would probably be ok. Plus, we would be able to read lots of Emily Dickinson! Maybe I'll get lucky and have a few junior classes next year. I would be very willing to give up my higher level classes. I love the B-level kids because they don't think they're automatically entitled to an "A." The other teachers like a mixture, but I would be more than happy teaching 6 sections of B-level classes.