"The plant's name is Hoodie. Don't let 4th hour try to change it."

We keep tropical(ish) plants all over the building to match the Tiger theme - Jungles, right? I'm no botanist. Tigerist? - Anyway. I have a few of them in my room, and the extent of my plant keeping knowledge ends with habitual watering and opening the blinds a lot. This comic is incredibly literal. Two students rolled their eyes at my struggling greenery one day, and within ten minutes had trimmed and tied and completely improved the appearance of the shamefully neglected shrubbery they started with. Moments like these - outside the curriculum, usually after the last bell when people are milling about and enjoying their school - are some of my favorites, and they help me remember to pay attention to students' less academic (but just as, if not more meaningful) talents and interests.

The plants are still doing well, and I've learned a thing or two about keeping them that way.