One of the things I like most about teaching math to the 6th graders is to be able to see their goofiness each day. For example, I always tell the students that they cannot go to the bathroom in the middle of a lesson unless it is an emergency. They can go right when I show up or just after their speed drill as I am collecting papers. If they don't ask at those two times, then they have to wait for their break. There are always a few who seem to forget and always ask just after I begin teaching.
One day, I had just started a lesson when Anne Regine raised her hand. I called on her and she asked if she could go. I told her that she would have to wait and just as I did, Vanessa, who sits behind her, leaned forward and whispered, "You're gonna die!". I looked at her and without being too stern (knowing that she wasn't really trying to be mean) said, "Vanessa, don't talk like that. It isn't nice." She gave me half a smile because she didn't think that I had heard her. Right after I said this, Anne Regine looked up at me and with a little puppy face she said, "Yes I am." as if she was doomed.
Well, today, Anne Regine noticed that I was sun burned from our trip on Saturday to La Tortue. She wanted to know if it hurt. I told her it did a little and that it would start peeling in a few days. She didn't quite understand that only the top thin layer would peel. I think she assumed that all of my skin would fall off. She is a funny one. So, a few days later I showed her and she acted all grossed out. I don't know why, because ten minutes after that, I looked over and she had a marker hanging from her nose. If that isn't gross, I don't know what makes sunburned skin gross. Then a few minutes later I looked over and she is mimicking that she is singing into the marker as if it is a microphone, but she is doing this without actually singing. It looked like lipsyncing with a marker. She might be the funniest girl in the class. I have a video of her, but won't be able to upload it until I am back in the States. Be sure to check back for that!
About Me
- DJodts
- I have created this blog to share the stories of my trip to Haiti as a missionary at Sonlight Ministries as I will be teaching Algebra, Geometry, Adv. Math as well as 6th grade math. Sonlight Ministries was started by Roger and Norma Alexander in 1985 after their second year in Haiti. Before moving to Haiti I have visited four times on one week trips to volunteer with anything that was needed. This mainly consisted of construction work as groups from my church, WRCC, have helped build a new multipurpose building for Sonlight which will be called SonCenter. Construction isn’t the only type of work. Some like to spend time in the classrooms interacting with the students as teachers aides or sitting in the hall with a student one-on-one to help with grammar, math, etc. Groups have also helped with numerous tasks such as painting inside houses, outside houses, and rooftops. If you enjoy helping others and would ever consider visiting please let me know; it is a life changing experience.
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