Back-to-School Night. The chance to match up faces with the names on the emails. I am very fortunate to have very active parents this year. There was a tremendous turnout, and they were all engaging and eager to learn what 7th grade language arts is all about. The only problem we had was when it came to work load. A few parents were complaining that my colleagues and I are giving too many projects simultaneously. I think parents are shocked when they realize the huge difference between 6th and 7th grade expectations. As a team, we decided that we were going to continue to challenge our students by maintaining the necessary level of rigor in our curriculum, but maybe do a better job with collaborating on the days when projects are due.