We smiled and pondered what she had just said. Somehow I had never thought about the Matrix that way. After a brief moment of silence as we thought, we broke the silence with question number three.
“When choosing a book, how do you decide if you think it is worth reading?”
Letting out a sigh, she sat back in her chair for a moment to put her answer in order. Something told me she had more than one method for choosing a book. “It always helps for the book to be on a bestseller list. That gives me an idea of how good it may be. I also like friends’ recommendations, they help out a bit. For a plot I like books that blend fiction with fact, like The Da Vinci Code. A human story is always number one on my list of things to look for in a plot though. I like perseverance, overcoming adversity etc., again, back to the underdog thing. I like books that are entertaining, that have some humor and most of all, it has to be simple. Simplicity is nice.” We wrote down the answer as fast as we could and let Mrs. d’Argent catch her breath, after all, it was a long answer. After we were all caught up we moved on.
“So tell us about your favorite memory from your trip to the Mediterranean Sea.”
She let out a short laugh and we could tell she was trying to remember all of the memories she probably had. After a moment of thought she came up with one. “I think the two things that stick out the most in my mind were watching the Tour de France. Where we were was one of the legs on the tour. The other most memorable part was the beach. It was sunny and warm and the beach is always fun.” We both agreed that those were some pretty cool memories. We had a short discussion on some of the details about the Tour and she told us a few other memories but said that those two were her favorites. We decided to change things up a little with our next question.
“What do you think of group work instead of doing individual work in your classes?”
She smiled, as she had the entire interview it seemed, and replied with little hesitation. “I like to do a little of everything. It depends on what we are doing. People tend to be quiet until I bring out the double bubble and do double bubble challenges. That’s when people start answering.” The three of us laughed together, all agreeing that bribes were the best way to get people to participate.
“If you got called tomorrow to go swim for the National Swim team, would you go? Or would you stay? Explain your answer.”
She hesitated before asking if this was a hypothetical question. We said yes and then she continued on with her answer. “I would probably only go if my family could. But my answer would have to be a no. I am more of a swim coach rather than a swimmer. If it was a call to coach, I probably would go.” It was a good answer and it made sense to us. She is a family oriented person, so it would only be right if her family could come.
I think that we can all agree that this quiet grade seven teacher is a pretty interesting person. Mrs. d’Argent also wanted us to add two more things. First, she would like for us to put on that her and her family are currently in the process of building a new house. Second, she wanted us to put this on. Her words exactly: “Grade 7’s Rock!”
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