One of my first grade classes has decided that a house without children is not a home. I brought DH's viola to work to show them a string instrument and they asked who it belonged to. It then turned into a whole class long aside about me not having children. One small girl told me I should go to the orphanage to go get some kids. Later, they volunteered classmates to come home with me nightly. By the end of class they had worked it all out and which of them would take turns coming home with me and that they would take care of playing with Charlotte. It was darling. I love their enthusiasm for making me happy and whole.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
hall talk
Today in the hallway between two second grade boys:
"If I had to take on a bear, I'd just kick him in the junk!"
um, I'm pretty sure that is a bad idea.
"If I had to take on a bear, I'd just kick him in the junk!"
um, I'm pretty sure that is a bad idea.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Hair tutorials on Pinterest
So I see a pin on Pinterest that has 20 some buns for bad hair days. Ok, I need this. My hair ends up in a ponytail or a "get out of my face and on top of my head" bun type thing every day. Then I look at them. #1 who has time for that when you are hastily throwing your hair up in the first place? #2 Um, I can't do that. Not with my lack of skills while in a rush. Really people who think they are fixing our messy hair problem, give us something that non-hairstylists can do.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Bad Teacher
Teaching Elementary school can turn you back in to a child.
During a practice of singing "Blow ye Winds" a student timely farted and all I could think of was laughing and changing the words to "Break ye Winds"
I couldn't laugh and wanted to so bad. It was one of the times that I am in pain from trying to not laugh.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
You pronounce it "poonch-keys"
This morning I woke up extra early to pick up my paczkis.
There are few things more delicious than this once a year Polish treat.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Altering Perception
I have studied music my entire life. I seriously started studying music in high school and of course then into college. I used to sing opera, play in a marching band, and sing masterworks. I craved the highest level of music learning. Today, I am sitting on my couch looking at you tube videos of songs played on boom whackers, a series of colorful plastic tubes that are tuned. My colleague and I have decided that we need to get the staff to learn a song to play for the kids.
A friend who also teaches music described it as going from eating cake every day to eating cake 2-3 times a year. It is not as special feeling when you have it every day but once you get to the later portion, you fall all over yourself to have that 2-3 times a year experience.
I used to snub my nose at most pop music. It wasn't special enough. Today, I look at it as a doorway to bring my students into my little world.
A friend who also teaches music described it as going from eating cake every day to eating cake 2-3 times a year. It is not as special feeling when you have it every day but once you get to the later portion, you fall all over yourself to have that 2-3 times a year experience.
I used to snub my nose at most pop music. It wasn't special enough. Today, I look at it as a doorway to bring my students into my little world.
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