The Outside your Element

I had a few students stop in after school this week to talk with me about things that are going on in class. There were three students that stopped in and only one of them was my student. We sat and talked about all of the things that are happening in and out of my class. I thought that this was a very unique experience and appreciate those students stopping in. Even though I didn't get any of the work done that I wanted to, I don't really mind that. It's always interesting to see students outside of being a student and me, the teacher, being outside of my element as the teacher. The students gave me some feedback on how class is going and where it can be improved. They also told me about how other classes are going and some interesting things that other teachers do, such as a motivational day or how things are done. I have been able to have these opportunities with several other students before, but knowing students in other classes was differently out of my element.