Yesterday was the first day of school, and it was great! I forgot how dog-tired you are in the evenings, especially after the first couple of days. Whew! I met all my kids, and I'm really impressed with how quickly they took to me. Maybe my most recent comparison of Anniston really is a juxtaposition.
In Anniston, the kids came in both on the defensive and the the offensive. They didn't immediately trust me or even know what to think of me, really. These kids are just the opposite. They came in with their little hearts soft and their minds open. -Incredible!
So yesterday was a perfect first day. I couldn't have dreamed a more ideal start at Komachin. And then today was even better. How is that even possible? Well, for one thing, today I got to teach content instead of just classroom and school procedures.
Anyhoo, I found this great, vintage picture of a teacher in 1955 presenting a bit of propaganda to her students about how happy they should be about their impending giant injection! In hind sight, they probably were happy to be rid of Polio.
And in other news... punk rock fashion is back!
I didn't realize how huge it was until yesterday when the girls AND guys came to school in tight black clothes, loads of eye-liner, and those fishnet arm-warmer things. I think punk was phasing out when I was starting middle school.
It makes me happy to see these little guys dressed like we used to.
They look like rebels, but I'm pretty sure it's just a facade. They are dressed in khakis on the inside. I just know it.
In Anniston, the kids came in both on the defensive and the the offensive. They didn't immediately trust me or even know what to think of me, really. These kids are just the opposite. They came in with their little hearts soft and their minds open. -Incredible!
So yesterday was a perfect first day. I couldn't have dreamed a more ideal start at Komachin. And then today was even better. How is that even possible? Well, for one thing, today I got to teach content instead of just classroom and school procedures.
Anyhoo, I found this great, vintage picture of a teacher in 1955 presenting a bit of propaganda to her students about how happy they should be about their impending giant injection! In hind sight, they probably were happy to be rid of Polio.
And in other news... punk rock fashion is back!I didn't realize how huge it was until yesterday when the girls AND guys came to school in tight black clothes, loads of eye-liner, and those fishnet arm-warmer things. I think punk was phasing out when I was starting middle school.
It makes me happy to see these little guys dressed like we used to.
They look like rebels, but I'm pretty sure it's just a facade. They are dressed in khakis on the inside. I just know it.
2 comments:
You couldn't pay me enough to get into a pair of those super skinny pants. Yikes!
I agree. Those pants were made for pre-pubescent girls and boys.
I shudder to think of myself in a pair!
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