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| Words: 287 The third-graders were seated in neat rows, looking up at me. Some of them grinned. Some looked curious. The Assistant Principal of the school and the English Teacher were quietly observing from a bench right at the back of the classroom. This was it. I'd been through the curriculum-vitae, the written test and the interview. Now I had to prove I could be a teacher - by actually teaching. I had forty minutes in which to really prove myself. Discipline and kindness, I reminded myself. “I’m only going to say this once.” I heard myself saying it and then finished with "You will each need a pencil and piece of paper." Immediately, three children raised their hands. "Yes?" I asked, nodding at one of them. "Did you say a pen or pencil?" "A pencil," I replied, turning to the other hand-raiser. "Did you say a notebook?" "I said a sheet of paper." The third kid spoke before I could look at him. "Are we working with our desk partners, or by ourselves?" "I said each - that means you'll work by yourselves." The Assistant Principal's hand was raised. Startled, I nodded at her. "You've already said it four times," she informed me with a smile. I gulped. Then I recovered and went on with 'The Night Before Christmas'.There wasn't time to read the whole thing, but I marked the verses I was going to read and I managed. By the end of the allotted time, three kids had read original poems - "The Night Before Diwali" "The Night Before Id" and "The Night Before Navroz." I was called to the Principal's office, where she greeted me with "I'm only going to say this once." And then, "Welcome to our staff." |
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48-HOUR CHALLENGE : 80's Media Prompt ..." The start of the video reminds me of Uptown Girl - Billy Joel. Does that 'date' me? Anyway, guy's got a megaphone and is protesting something. So yeah, one should speak up when one thinks that something needs to be said. I recall when I took to the streets for environmental issues. It's pathetic the way they cut down trees for 'progress'. Air quality is going down everywhere. Not much to say about this video!  |
Planning "Night Before Christmas" for next week's Library Activities Sessions!  |
| God's blessings are on us Right through the day All we need to do is recognise them Thank-you is what we need to say It's easy to take things for granted The big things and the small Until you see others crave what you have Deserve the gifts, or watch them fall Everyone - be thankful! "Note: 48-HOUR CHALLENGE : BONUS Media Prompt ..." |
| Went to school, then to visit Sandhya on her birthday (ate 2 samosas and a small piece of cake) and went back to 100 Hands where I bought some bookmarks, coasters, a planner and a magnetic blue owl. |
Had a lovely day. Went to the GPO to hand in my contest entry, and collect today's special post mark. Then went to the handicrafts fair by 100 Hands. Bought a lot of stuff - glass animals, earrings, food ... Ate a sev puri there and packed an onion paratha. Went to Divya's place to gift the Ganesha I'd got for her, met Amisha there. All in all a lovely day. |
| Yesterday I went for the Read A Kitab activity. There was a big response. The theme was festivals, travel, life. A lot of varied books got discussed including Dalrymple's Nine Lives and Dan Brown's Inferno. I spoke about Mrs. Pollifax. |
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