Date: September 27, 2008
Place: #93 bus North
So much of my understanding of what these children should be reasonably capable of is tainted by a faulty memory and a unique education. When I find a 7th grader who has trouble multiplying fractions, it’s difficult to say how worried I should be since I don’t precisely remember how capable I was. There’s also the need to discover how deep their need goes, whether it’s a temporary brainfart,
I love my love and hope
that she loves me, for haps
she may feel something less than love
but still does careFor though I love her dearly, dearly so
and if did find she holds me somewhat less
would love her still
to be in loved is such great bliss
as is to love as well.
a misunderstanding of how to multiply fractions (say), or a problem with the basic understanding of fractions. Today and yesterday I’ve spent the entire last tutoring sessions with kids who lacked a grasp of the basic rules for the problems they needed to do, never mind what their current exercise needed to teach. I couldn’t even deal with their homework, and that placed them even further behind.
Date: October 6, 2008
Place: #94 bus from UTSA
The last week has been exhausting, and I can’t quite remember what we did. The physical difference between working 60 versus 45 or 50 hours is dramatic, and I’m still trying to adjust. This past weekend of Sunday doesn’t seem like a break at all, and my bones feel soaked in tired.
On Saturday we, with the help of the Young Heroes team, took 80 7th graders to a service project run by Civic Engagement. They painted fences, and sometimes themselves. On last Thursday we all ran our first electives. Sasha and I had 11-12 kids in each class, while Nephiteri and Christina had 30, so it was a little uneven. We had good classes though, and the kids seemed to enjoy it.
I’m off on Wed and Fri, I think I’ll sleep. Don’t have time, though.