Today, I had my first day with the 7th graders. This is a supplementary project in addition to my normal hours that I work. But seeing as how many of my classes get cancelled for various reasons (strikes, tests, personal vacations), it really doesn't hurt to show up a few extra hours.
They are working on short plays in small groups, so the teacher needs help in order to give personal attention to each group. I took two of the plays today. They were supposed to have all their roles memorized, but when we read through the plays, it was obvious they weren't. My favorite 'oops' was a girl who was supposed to say 'I'm not interested' several times, but ended up saying 'I'm not interesting.' So, I sent them to study their lines for 10 minutes, and I was so impressed when they stayed quiet and actually learned them. I then asked the students if they understood what they were saying, and I was surprised to find that while they understood the jist of the story line, the meaning of each sentance was very fuzzy, which says to me they had mostly memorized syllables of sounds, which could NOT have been easy! So, we spent the last half of the hour translating. All in all, the middle schoolers were nice kids!
Tomorrow I go back to the big'uns. It will be a very different environment!
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