Stories of Us - May 4, 201805/04/2018
Partnership Educators, Mrs. Porter stands before her seniors in the public speaking class at Picayune Memorial High School on the first day. The door flings open, in walks a hulking figure of a student, and he says, “What’s up?” Mrs. Porter stares at the student dumbfounded and he repeats his greeting once more, “What’s up?” The first thought from Mrs. Porter is, Why is this happening to me on my first day of class when I’m trying to set the tone. As she takes a deep breath, gathers her composure, she begins to watch her new student’s non-verbal language. In her mind, refocused, she tells herself “I’ve got this.
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