Another school year was completed on June 19th!
Every year I give my students a brief survey that involves them critiquing my yteaching style and reflecting on their own performances over the course of the year.
Many of this year's responses dealt with birds and birding. Some examples are . . .
Most Memorable Moment:
- "having a party for Mr, Mag seeing so many birds in Key West"- when asked about this, the student repeated some of the birds we talked about from that trip including Loggerhead Kingbird, Roseate Spoonbills, and Magnificent Frigatebird.
- "seeing the owl puke with bones in it!" - Rummaging through owl pellets was a big hit with many of the students!
Most Enjoyable Activity:
- "looking for birds in the morning" - this from a student who throughout the year claimed to not be a morning person but was happy to come almost an hour rearly to school for birding!
Your Proudest Moment of the Year:
- "being part of the WSB" - our World Series of Birding team led to a sisterhood of the hardcore young female birders.
- "seeing a Mississippi Kite in Voorhees on the World Series of Birding" - no explanation necessary!
It was a good year for birding with my students. Kids were coming in with birding questions almost every day. Our morning bird walks have been become exponentially more popular. The Zhumell optics from binoculars.com have allowed to accomodate more birders on each outing.
Several of the kids have asked to go on trips over the summer as well!
I look forward to expanding our birding club next year.
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