Today was the day: PASS testing! Everyone was thrilled, I’m sure. The students I spoke with said they were so excited about today that they could hardly get to sleep last night. “I must have texted 100 of my friends about it,” one girl said. “I was like, ‘Can you believe it!? After all this waiting, it’s tomorrow!’ And she was like, ‘I know!'”

Other classes relaxed, watching film adaptations for selections we’ve been reading.

Homework

Even if I had some, I couldn’t assign it: it’s a violation of district policy! (However, fourth period could start reading the next chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird to get ahead for tomorrow’s homework.)