The Time I loved my AP Lit kids

2015-16 I was blessed to teach an amazing group of students in AP Literature at my school.  There were 11 students in all: Jeffrey, Andrew, Josh, Arjun, Sophia, Charlotte, Georgette, Elaine, Charlotte, Maggie and Lauren.  We had decided that one day we should do a photo shoot of our class to get a great picture for our website.  We all marched outside to the pictureseque island, someone mounted a good camera on a tripod and I positioned people.  First, the idea was that I would be reading happily, while others were also scattered about with their books or computers or phones or whatnot.  It was all staged perfectly.  Our class entertainer, Arjun, brought out a soccer ball and tossed that in the air central to the picture.  It was a lovely and funny juxtaposition to the rest of us.  We laughed and joshed as we took new positions or sat together for a serious group photo.  Fifteen minutes well-spent. . . until we realized that Elaine was absent!  No way!