December 2010
9 posts
Everyday conversation between seven year olds:
Student A: My baby sister eats everything.
Student B: Does she eat mirrors?
Awkward Mistake
For homework Donkey class read a story about a boy who enjoys going to the park with his Grandpa. This was followed by a set of fill-the-blank style comprehension questions that I had the children answer aloud in class. I asked Roy to share his answer for question three.
The possible answers: Soccer, Slide, Walk, or Grandpa.
The sentence was: I like to go down on the ____________.
Roy went for...
November 2010
26 posts
Transcient Aquaintances
Just said goodbye to one of my co-workers tonight. He’s been in Korea for 2.5 years now and is leaving to go travel around India for 3 months before settling down in San Diego. Work will be really weird without him.
It’s all pretty surreal really. A poignant reminder of the temporary nature of our situation here and the inevitability that we will all move on to new adventures at some...