More scenes from school

Finally, today we had students. I started out with an ice breaker where the students guessed facts about me. It went very well. I also instituted the clapping hands method of classroom management and today the children got the message that when they hear this, their eyes are on me and their ears are ready to listen. I also learned the English names of all of the students which vary from Leo to Potter to Vivian to Mary. You can see Emily, Candy and Joanne above. I will be teaching 12 different classes of 6th graders twice a week plus doing workshops for teachers from across the city. The command of the English language is enormous because the wealthy children go to after school English schools and speak well. It is the age-old story between the haves and the have nots.