i love teaching.

I just realized this post never got uploaded.

July 28, 2009:

Yesterday I went to the school and taught my classes. I focused mainly on the 5th grade class yesterday, and the teacher worked with the second grade class. I really want to know who made the decision to put those two grades together because there is NO overlap.
Anyway.
Yesterday we worked on decimals. It was very difficult for them to understand that you have to line up the decimal points. All of the teachers in Honduras go to the same school to learn how to be a teacher. Its a national program. I would like to see this, maybe even one day see their books or curriculum just to compare my education to the education these children are receiving.

Today I worked with my second graders on adding numbers in two columns. Example:
17
+ 41

Most of the kids got that, but if they didn't I was able to give them serious one-on-one attention because the 5th graders had an exam on the exact same math topics I was working on with them last week. That was pretty cool seeing what I had taught them actually get through to most of them.

My second graders are great. They are kids from Siete moving to Villa so I know them really well from winter camp or I know their parents. Most of them are behind, and some of them have been moved up to second grade even though they are not prepared for it. I hope they succeed this year.

I really can't explain how much I love teaching these kids. They are so eager to learn that I just want to do it all day.

Then we walked with the kids to Villa so they can catch our bus to go back to Siete. This is another one of my favorite activities just talking with the villagers. They are all so funny and have really interesting perspectives on life.

I can't put into words how much i love it down here