Today...well today is cold. The real first cold day of the new season. I wouldn't put money on it staying cold tomorrow but as for today its sweatshirts, long pants, and shoes. The kids at school have sniffling noses and headaches, so in class it’s a bunch of blowing nose sounds and students half there. This all probably sounds very mild to the growing winter back home, but for the time being it’s a big deal. A cold, rainy, sniffling, windy, big deal.
As every settled into class it was teaching time. The lesson plan for today? A game I made up, kinda a reverse word search. And at first it was slow, M.1 was having trouble picking it up but eventually they did. Soon everyone was taking part, a girl named Pak from Nabyia wrote the word "myth" up on the board. I was impressed. Everything pulled together for a tie for the winner; Team 4 (all guys) vs. Team 1 (all girls). The guys put up a 4 letter word gaining them one more point and the win. They celebrated and the girls shook it off. Someone decided to turn on one of the ceiling fans and got screamed at. Over in the corner 2 kids were writing down all of the words used. And up front Sax shook my hand jokingly (He was on team 4).
It was nice to see everything come together. I don't know if Ill ever be able to do as good with that class.
This isn't the ending of my teaching though; I don't get the movie ending with a perfect class and bell precisely placed on queue. This is as good as I get; two days early with the rain unrelenting outside.
What should I teach tomorrow?
As every settled into class it was teaching time. The lesson plan for today? A game I made up, kinda a reverse word search. And at first it was slow, M.1 was having trouble picking it up but eventually they did. Soon everyone was taking part, a girl named Pak from Nabyia wrote the word "myth" up on the board. I was impressed. Everything pulled together for a tie for the winner; Team 4 (all guys) vs. Team 1 (all girls). The guys put up a 4 letter word gaining them one more point and the win. They celebrated and the girls shook it off. Someone decided to turn on one of the ceiling fans and got screamed at. Over in the corner 2 kids were writing down all of the words used. And up front Sax shook my hand jokingly (He was on team 4).
It was nice to see everything come together. I don't know if Ill ever be able to do as good with that class.
This isn't the ending of my teaching though; I don't get the movie ending with a perfect class and bell precisely placed on queue. This is as good as I get; two days early with the rain unrelenting outside.
What should I teach tomorrow?
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