Europhile: C'est ma vie!

The Day "Billy" Came to Class

It was a few days ago that I noticed a new face at the back of my C-Block Physics class. This wasn't necessarily shocking. Students do change classes, and I've had a few new faces appearing in certain classes. (Not counting Chemistry, where one day I marked "Jimmy" absent when, in fact, it turned out that he wasn't even in the class--hm). But around the second day of seeing Billy, and of accepting his homework and contributions in class, I introduced myself during lab and welcomed him to class. Here's how it went down:

(Mr. W) "So, I saw you were here yesterday and I don't have a new attendance list yet--what's your name?"

(Billy) "I'm Billy."

(Mr. W) "Did you transfer in from another Physics, Billy?"

(Billy laughs. Students in back row laugh. Billy looks a little guilty.)

Turns out that "Billy" (not his real name) has a free period during my class. He's a senior, and took Honors Physics two years ago, but, in his own words, "I have a free block, and I can either do homework out there, or in here, and my friends are in here!" I said it was cool with me. After all, he doesn't have to be here, and yet he not only comes to class, but pays attention, contributes, and does the homework? It kinda rocks. I mean, my class can't be all that bad if Billy is willing to sit through it when he doesn't have to, right? :)

posted by europhile @ 18:21