So, today was literally one for the record books. Phoenix and Booker Middle School were the two schools in Sarasota County to participate in Florida’s effort to break the Guiness World Record for the most people reading the same thing simultaneously.
Despite the somewhat corny intro. and showing by Gov. Bush and our state’s education czar that they are fairly disconnected with the psyche of Floridian middle schoolers, and despite my initial reservations, I have to admit it was a fairly exciting thing to be a part of.
The students weren’t really sure what to say about it. The cynical side wanted to mock the whole thing, but the prospect of breaking a world record kept that in check. Instead, we were left with awkward jokes they didn’t really believe in.
So, we got a couple hundred thousand Florida students reading simultaneously today. The next step is getting all of them to learn simultaneously.
More later.
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