Julia’s kids have been doing claymation w their characters as per this 2019 report from the field:
Hey Ben –
Today was way exhilarating. Allowing the kids to be creative, as you say, and giving them purposeful jobs engenders so much goodwill, even among the formerly disengaged punks. There is so much buzz in the halls after today. The other teachers have even heard about what I’m doing from the kids. I will write/post more tomorrow. Attached is a story from today.
Honestly Ben, I used to be jealous of you watching on YouTube. Your kids spoke the language, behavior was on target, and the drawings were so beautiful. I’m feeling now like we can do it!
Kids were staying after class to do this. They’re talking about making a claymation movie of it.
I love sharing in all this!
Julia Lynch
