What I found interesting about the 10th grade was that they were very awake. All but one student were awake. Mrs. Leadbetter seems to be an amazing teacher who tries to keep the environment fun and engaging. For my own experience, it was very interesting to see the 7th grade. I never had a 7th period class when I was in high school because I took zero period. I found how Mrs. Leadbetter teaches to be very engaging. She asked the class very critical questions pertaining to the book they were reading. She also showed them pictures of what rail cars looked like that the Jews had to ride in. She talked about all the different aspects of the writing techniques used by the author as well. She even stopped at one point to read a passage out loud and go over it in detail. The class would get a little wordy at times; however, when she started speaking they all went silent. There was an atmosphere that said “don’t mess with this woman.” She also has a lot that she has to go through for the curriculum. Rather than splitting the semester up into thirds, she splits the class period into thirds. She would crack jokes from time to time which was awesome to see. Sometimes, her jokes are met with crickets. I am curious though, as to why she didn’t show a religious picture when going over vocabulary. She said it was inappropriate. But, I would argue that if you can’t show a picture which is religious, you probably shouldn’t be teaching a book to your students which is religious. The Jews were persecuted for their religion. But that was the only thing that bewildered me. I am excited for my next visit to the classroom and am very excited to start working on research papers with the high schoolers.