Day 8

Today we did something different than we have ever done before and I really enjoyed it! Mr. Maudsley had the students who needed extra help work in pairs on a worksheet and the students who were doing well in the class so far work on a lab which was interesting to see considering I haven't done a lab like this since high school. I was a little bummed to find that the students weren't as interested or excited about the lab as Mr. Maudsley and me were, but it was still a lot more fun than sitting there and observing like I have done most of the previous classes.
We basically produced a stream of electricity using batteries, a lightbulb, a cord, and lemons. Mr. Maudsley had each of the participating students have a turn and see what they created. It was a bit humorous to see the students' reactions to the experiment because after each of them would take their turn and create electricity, they brushed it off as if it wasn't "that cool" because they didn't want to be the nerdy science geek who thinks science is interesting. I could tell from the way their eyes lit up that they were clearly somewhat fascinated by what they had just created but they didn't want to explicitly show it. On the other hand, Mr. Maudsley was so excited to show them the experiment and I think he was expecting more of a surprised reaction from the students, but he could see through them just like I could.
I've noticed Mr. Maudsley's relationship with Emma grow since my first day at Classic City and I think that is one of the main reasons I respect her so much. She simply respects her teacher for his job and makes a genuine effort to show him she appreciates what he does. After her turn during the lab she said in a nonchalant voice, "This was cool, Mr. Maudsley." For some reason, that just warmed my heart so much. Part of it was because many of the students don't respect him for what he does and ignore him, but the other part was because I realized how much of a genuine person Emma is. I would have never guessed there would be a girl with such a sweet heart in an alternative school, especially one like Classic City.