Here’s a video of my teacher of my Spanish class for extranjeros. I understand most of what she says, but I can hardly produce a word myself: inconvenient when lost. [flashvideo filename=wp-content/video/extranjero.flv image=wp-content/video/extranjeros.jpg /] Here are two drawings done by two of my young students of their favorite deportes. I totally blew my class last night. I had no idea what I was doing, and when you’re like that in front of a group, it […]
Read moreMonth: January 2010
Other People’s Business
I’m busy trying to write lesson plans for restive 8-year-olds and rebellious, judgmental teenagers. Soon I go to my fourth intensive Spanish class, for which I just finished homework: an article about how embarrassing it is to learn another language. I can’t speak Spanish but I’m starting to speak English with a Mexican accent. When Kim didn’t perform something as I expected her to, I heard myself say, “Is that all choo can do?” Bull- […]
Read more“Miss”
With my eight hours of experience, this is what I like about teaching: Being able to tell people what to do To be able to say, “Your homework is…” To have children call me “Maestra,” “Teacher” or “Miss” Having people ask me if they can go to the bathroom When someone says, “Class is over already?” This is what I don’t like about teaching: Having to be center-stage, clueless, for two to four hours To […]
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