A Typical Day Unlike Any Other
Walking by Mr. Glass' classroom, you probably wouldn't take notice of much at first glance. Kids at desks. Teacher asking questions. LINKS mentors share reflections. If you were to slow down to observe more closely, you might be intrigued by the posters covering the walls. You would notice pictures of students smiling and laughing . . . happy to be at Hudsonville High School. Words like "family" stand out and cue you in to the bond between the students in the photos. Staying in Mr. Glass' classroom long enough, you'd hear a student's voice from the podium at the front of the room: "We're different; yet, the same." Mr. Glass asks one of a few questions of each student who takes a turn at the podium: What did you learn about yourself? How will this experience help you in the future? What have you learned about the students you've worked with? The students' responses to Mr. Glass's questions are anything but typical