Today, I was observing a sixth grade class again and had the opportunity to take part in another specialty class - home economics. Or as Americans might say, shop class. The task at hand was for every student to build a small shelf. The school-supplied kit included four pieces of wood, a saw, a hammer, nails, sand paper, and hooks to hang the shelves. The first step was cutting the two end pieces into matching shapes (apparently to give the shelves some character and style). Since the student's saws were small and flimsy, the teacher asked me to take the large saw and assist the students who needed help. If all of the students had wanted to make a basic shape (requiring one straight cut) the work would have been rather easy. But instead, the students started coming to me asking me to cut arcs, notches, zig-zags and various other shapes. Before long I was sweating profusely. Then, some of the students began coming to me asking me to make slight alterations from their original designs. I think some of them may have been conspiring to make me work harder for their own entertainment. All in all, I assisted in the creation of about 30 first-rate shelves.
On Tuesday, I will began teaching. While I will miss taking part in the specialty classes, I look forward to actually teaching English.
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6 comments:
Hey man... blog is looking good. Sounds like a great job- look forward to reading more.
Andrew, I love this! I would have particularly enjoyed seeing how you handled all that drinking, we all know that you THINK you can handle it HA HA HA. I'd love to see pictures of you with your students, is that possible, is privacy an issue over there as it is here?
FA (favorite aunt) Mary
Wow,
Who would have ever thought that teaching Enligh would be so strenuous!
In our school the parents all sign release forms(if parents agree) which allows their child to be photographed. We can then take pictures of those children.
Mom
haha. Dude imagine how Mr Ramos felt? too bad you didn't have access to a bandsaw. When you get a chance you have to searc on Youtube the Alfred E. Smith dinner. John Mccain and obama each have about a 10 stand-up set. it is absolutley hysterical.
How was the first "chill" weekend? Been to the chicken market yet?
Andy, Mary, Mom, Roy, thanks for commenting. I will see what I can do about pictures. In the mean time, I think that this blog may be the first time in the history of Web 2.0 that Mr. Gately and Mr. Ramos have both been discussed.
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