in the meantime (between winter camp and "real" school), they gave us "one-on-one conversation classes. i am actually enjoying them because 1) they require little to no prep time and 2) there are no behavior problems with only one kid at a time. i have five kids, each for one hour a day except for the two sisters who share an hour.
at first, i found it difficult to have conversations for a whole hour with the same person in their second language, but i have found interesting ways to fill the time and enjoy it too. recording their stories, for example, was eye-opening for them (because they had to watch themselves) and fun to create. sunder's story, above, was probably the most interesting because he is not only the lowest English level but also the boldest. the others were quite shy on camera, afraid to make mistakes. it was a valuable and entertaining day for everyone.
tuesday! we got snow and so i spent four hours talking about snow while looking out the window!
today, we played nertz. yes, there was a whole lot of english involved :)
i have been reflecting a lot about future plans. that always happens this time of year because not being in the regular semester allows actual time to think. i have considered many options, but i'm really not being strongly pulled one way yet.
that's all for now.
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