First I want to tell you that I made note of all the students who wrote their “plan” documents on time.

Teaching moment: Did you know the secret agenda that teachers have when they want you to write “plans”? They secretly hope that the student, themselves, will hear their own thoughts spoken “out loud.” That they will feel empowered and more focused to actually get the job done. However, I think there is more. Personally, I like to see that someone is able to speak confidently and clearly from a place in which they may at present be unsure. How often is life like that? Pretty often! So, it’s good to be ambitious. And it is also good to be able to admit that you don’t know how something will turn out yet, and still wanna try.

Secondly — Announcement: I am going to extend the submission of the Final Portfolio to midnight on May 14.

Actually, you probably wanted to hear that first. : )

So — If you already submitted UNIT 3 (and I checked that, as well), and even if you didn’t, you now have time to work on it some more.

btw: Even in a “normal” year, UNIT 3 is very rushed and students don’t have time to revise them (nor do I often get to see them before the Final Portfolio) so maybe this is a blessing in disguise.