Maybe I shouldn't have started this blog now, not with everything that's been going on.

The film assignment wasn't the only thing I discussed in class yesterday. I prefaced the "Contact" homework as a result of the free day tomorrow, which I reminded them about, and some students mockingly cried over not meeting.

Sure I've heard some say to my face that it's their favorite subject, but flattery never affected me - unless accompanied by an Outstanding Teacher award, something that is yet to happen.

I did find out yesterday that I definitely did not receive a notice for students' evaluation this term, the second year in a row that that's happened, even though teachers of my non-permanent rank are supposed to be evaluated twice a year. I attribute it to my consistent "Very Satistfactory" rating for as long as I remember.

Enough of that, although if I can't wave my own flag here, then where else?

There were also some students who again asked about their test results, and once more I said I would return their papers on Monday.

With the attendance checking from their index cards, I also had an impromptu recitation for every fifth person called, about the constellations learned last meeting. Kept them on their toes, although some students were disappointed about not being asked to recite when they knew the answers.

In fact, a few were unsure whether to shout the answer to the previous question or say, "Present!" when their name was called.

So I also discussed two constellations yesterday. Taurus and Auriga, whose stories were considerably lengthy that we took up most of the remaining period.

I told them that when one of the stars of Pleiades became faint, the Greeks attibuted it to one of the Seven Sisters having fallen in love with a mortal man.

And when we talked about the story of the runaway Chariot of the Sun, as a seque from the Charioteer constellation, being their means of recording the news a fireball meteor streaking across the sky one day (something verified by the legends of other cultures), I noted that this was the beginning of scientific inquiry for the Greeks.

Inquiry, yes. "Why did/does that happen?" But reaching a rational conclusion? Far from it, and something left for future lectures.