The Students Have Spoken

The students voted at the beginning of class yesterday to examine The Boy in Striped Pajamas and Europa Europa (though we had a runoff between Europa Europa and The Pianist).

Quite sensibly, they also suggested that we hold film screenings on Tuesday rather than Thursday. With no classes on Fridays, they observed that they might be setting off on adventures after class on Thursday.

And the Bremen Museum in Atlanta is out. Everyone has too much to do to get ready to travel. That's too bad, as I would have liked to see the Dr. Seuss exhibit (and may decide to see it on my own), and I would have liked for them to see the Holocaust exhibits.

And speaking of class trips, Shannon, Angela, and I met yesterday to discuss possible field trips. It looks as though Udine and Venice are definite (with Udine on June 2 and Venice on June 4). We're still thinking about Padua (the museum of film history) and Trieste (a concentration camp and various James Joyce locations).