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Well today was better two of my problem students were really well behaved which makes me wonder if they were somehow medicated. Gods I hope so. New poem or two is coming down the pike. I taught a section on Alexander the Great and got to elaborate on the word philosopher. Went on a tangent about Socrates and started to explain Socratic method, Ask the question? Got to explain about Aristotle, Darius, the Greek way of life. It was fun to whip out my ecclectic knowledge once in a while. Still been trying to encourage the kids to speak more. Trying to tell them to not be afraid to make a mistake. Culturally the perfectionism in this society makes that a hard concept.