So today, I'm just being a little lazy! I'm not doing a lot of anything. However, I do have a student coming at two, if he comes! So yesterday I had my first student who is only two years old! Yep, two years old! But it's really his mama who's going to be learning from me and teaching her son. He knows a few little words from watching TV which encouraged her to want him to learn more. So we will see how it goes.
Last Friday, Becky and I went to San Pedro Sula so that I could help our teachers that teach English. It was a good time. So the three teachers from San Manuel and El Progresso came to our school in SPS. Some of the teachers I knew and some I didn't. But they all speak and teach English. The school in SPS uses McMillan curriculum from the states. Pedro, one of the teachers from El Progresso brought some books that he had bought. Oh, dear! They were the same ones that I had bought, and they are full of errors. When I asked him if he recognized them, he said yes, and that he corrected them with the kids. Very good!
The meeting was supposed to be for two hours. However, it lasted three. The teachers were not in a hurry to leave! My only problem with meeting on a school day is that I don't want to interrupt their teaching days. The kids here only go half a day, and there are many interruptions many times during their school year when they don't have classes. I don't want to add to that unless it's the only available time for them.
I really impressed upon them to speak only English all day at our bilingual school because it's the only time that the kids can practice and learn the language correctly. They have no one at home to practice with. I encouraged them to speak to all the kids and each other at the school. It is so necessary to speak the language that they are learning. Many people here have told me that they can read and write English. When I ask if they can speak it, I'm always told no. So what good is it? If you can't communicate with others, what's the point? So hopefully they will do more of this. I also told them that the kids needed to learn individually. Here, they always put the kids in groups for just about everything. That may be good at times but not all the time. When I explained the reasons for this, they all understood. So hopefully it will go well.
So until later, be blessed.
I really impressed upon them to speak only English all day at our bilingual school because it's the only time that the kids can practice and learn the language correctly. They have no one at home to practice with. I encouraged them to speak to all the kids and each other at the school. It is so necessary to speak the language that they are learning. Many people here have told me that they can read and write English. When I ask if they can speak it, I'm always told no. So what good is it? If you can't communicate with others, what's the point? So hopefully they will do more of this. I also told them that the kids needed to learn individually. Here, they always put the kids in groups for just about everything. That may be good at times but not all the time. When I explained the reasons for this, they all understood. So hopefully it will go well.
So until later, be blessed.
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