Yesterday was our first day back after the holidays. I didn't feel well and we had only five students show up. Today we also had only five students but I felt better and it was a good day. Two quite faithful students have been absent and have not called. I am concerned. One new student also is a no-show. So it seems to be a week of some uncertainty. Plus I have jury duty on Thursday for the first time ever. The students seem to know more than I do about jury selection--in one case, having watched it from "when my baby's daddy was on trial and it took two days to choose a jury." That must have been a serious offense.
So here are the little things that make me happy--and it may not seem like it takes much!
When I said one of my new year's resolutions was to sit in my rocking chair in the kitchen and just be there--to think and pray. T said "What was that vocabulary word we learned before Christmas?" It was "contemplate"--I'm glad she thought of it.
When D was doing map work, she saw "Madagascar". She said that some dude told her he was from Madagascar and she laughed at him and said that was a movie. Now she knows he wasn't kidding.
D and K both smiled today--and maybe even laughed. Part of the humor may have been the reaction when I talked to the bailiff on my cell phone. They asked what would happen if I didn't show up. I said I'd be in real trouble and as T said, "Jim will get a collect call from you" (from jail.)
Yesterday four out of five students could not draw a picture of 2 1/2 as requested on a textbook review page. Today we used pictures, notched rulers, and money. There were some "Ahs" as they got it--maybe. Yet a few still tried to draw 6 1/4 inches instead of 6/4. No wonder the processes are so hard to remember when there is so little concept as a foundation. Maybe I will repeat and extend this lesson when my supervisor comes to observe next week.
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