We had a good first period class this morning. It's a great time of day for Mercer to learn! I brought several grade level books into class to see if they would peak Mercer's interest from "The Miracle Worker," "Percy Jackson and the Olympians," a book about Jackie Robinson and "The Old Man and the Sea." Although Mercer was not interested in any of the book choices, the story of the "Old Man and the Sea" reminded Mercer of a true story he saw on "Real Life Lore" about a fisherman who survived drifting 6,800 miles over 438 days across the Pacific Ocean until he landed on a small piece of land called Ebon Atoll in 2014. We conducted some virtual exploration of Ebon Atoll and the South Pacific. Mercer said he would like to continue reading his Language Arts book, "Hank the Cow Dog," in class. He didn't have the book with him today, but he knows he must bring it in tomorrow. Mercer says he is only 1/4 of the way through it, but he would like to complete it. So we will pick that up tomorrow.