Thursday, December 01, 2005

moms

deery-lou.
today i had to teach a special class of moms. my orange b class is moving up to green a and their moms were all worried. jk thought it would be a good idea to have the moms come in and show them what i would be teaching. sounded like a good idea. as i started to explain my lesson plan to them i realized that maybe one or two out of five actually understood what i was saying. thankfully ruby's mom who understood what i was saying acted as the translator. the class soon turned into a question and answer period. whereas each mom wanted to know how their child was doing. kevin's mom was first. i really wanted to say that her child was a follower but managed to find some encouraging words for her instead. i'm not really sure if the fully grasped all that what said but hopefully they'll feel at little more at ease with their children advancing. its funny because they all wanted to know if the children spoke english in my class. and they do. they are actually one of my better classes. always speaking english and always asking questions. i told the moms that most likely they are not speaking at home cuz there is no one to communicate with. its like when i studied spanish and russian. i didn't run home and start talking with my parents in either of these languages. i probably should have. it would have been a whole hell of a lot funnier. as i sit here and type the students from my orange b class are running around the halls acting like maniacs. their moms are now in class with anna. the moms were a trip. all decked out in their finest dudes. one had a fur lined vest on. its definitely safe to assume that these kids all come from some money. now if only one of these moms would adopt me...

today's tips:
on manners
a true hardy says good-bye in person.
— mystery of the whale tattoo, the hardy boys

on being a lady
if you can at all prevent it, do not chase after thieves when you are clad only in a leotard. it's unseemly.
— the secret slipper mystery, nancy drew

be well…

2 comments:

Pevil said...

So you basically had a public conference with each mom. Nice. You are a great teacher E!

Kate said...

chasing crooks clad only in a leotard is unseemly? damn. time to go shopping.