Magazine project

When I first found out I was getting regular French instead of enriched (IBO) French, I was miffed (to say the least), but quickly looked at the bright side and figured out a way to make the class more enjoyable, in a non-eye-gouging sorta way.

Let's create a magazine, I said to myself with much excitement. A magazine for teens learning to speak French, filled with fun articles. Yay! Yipee!

Well, the initial glee and joy has sorta dampened. My students are not the most gung-ho, self-motivated kids around. What can I say? Most if not all grade 11 students (re: seniors) act this way... Most of them need a swift kick in the tuckus if you want anything done.

Today, a magazine director came to visit and that rush of gidyness has come back. Maybe it'll be contagious and my students will put more effort into the project, because right now I have this odd paranoid feeling that nothing will get accomplished.

I'll keep you posted on how this develops.