who cares about the bell??

pencils put away, notebooks folded, backpacks zipped up, students ready to get out of the class long before the bell rings. everyone's interested in taking a break than paying attention to the class. but wait. once upon a rare time everyone's hooked into the class. no one's rushing to the door, instead everyone's listening to the teacher waiting for him to finish before getting out. no one cares about the bell. this, in my view, is the best sign that students are learning. the teacher whose performance results in students not wanting to rush to their break is a truly exceptional teacher. in my opinion, teachers should be evaluated based on the minutes it takes for students to rush out of the class before and after the bell rings. this is a universal sign of interest and as such it should be adopted as a teacher performance metric everywhere!!

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