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Letters in the Middle School Classroom

After I had moved Marissa to a new seat in the classroom for the third day in a row, she finally stopped talking during my mini-lesson, and I saw her bent over her binder scribbling something furiously. The rest of the class was working on writing, and I tried to casually wander over to her. The words "third period is GAY" glared out at me. I sat beside her and attempted to talk, and ended up with a muttered apology regarding her offensive language. However, I realized we weren't making much progress, in part because I could tell we were both still seething. The bell rang soon after, and I spent the rest of the day telling myself I was the Worst Teacher Ever. . . . (to read the remainder of this article, please log in below.)
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