August 7
SCHOOL’S BACK IN SESSION
***I need a machine that transcribes my thoughts so I can actually get everything down that runs through my head when I’m laying with Rosemary***
Day one of school went really well! Granted, it was my “easy” day with only 2 classes and 2 preps. I had 8th graders all day, and they did not freak me out or intimidate me (yet!). I had fun and did basically what I do with the 5th graders, just abbreviated. Things that stood out to me today:
*70 minutes is a long period (regular days are 80!!)
*The diversity in class is astounding - out of 42 kids today, about 5 were white, and even then not American.
*Chemistry still scares me and that’s first up on the teaching docket…it will be interesting to see how it all pans out.
*The chicken curry from the cafeteria is so delicious…and costs less that $2 US.
After school, Rosemary and I went to the pool. It was the most packed I’ve seen it yet, and we met some new folks. At one point, I looked over and Rosemary was sitting on the pool step with 3 kids around her - a high schooler from India, a little girl from England and a boy with ties to Korea. Pretty cool to see her surrounded by kids, but especially by such diverse kids. Michael and I feel really good about our decision to come here and we feel that she’s a very lucky girl to get this experience. (We feel the same for us, but it’s just more something (meaningful? special?) to watch her interact and learn from everything she’s experiencing.
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