Cockroaches and Kids

Tuesday morning I woke up to a cockroach crawling across my arm. And this was not just any ol’ cockroach. They have mutant cockroaches here. This one was about two inches long. I had a little trouble going back to sleep. It happened again last night... so I went and slept on the couch.

The volunteers have been working on the school some more. I’m not sure what their plan is, but they have scaffolds everywhere and it looks like there will be a lot of wood replacing going on. They’ve already replaced the roof—fast, huh? And now they’re working on the stairs. I really don't know what all they will do, but I’m excited to see what this place will look like by the time they are done. They leave in May, so I’ll be here to see their finished product. :)

The sixth graders can be pretty hilarious. In Bible they were working on a worksheet about Moses.

Question: Who was humbled by God? Why?

Joey: Who was humbled by God? Why?     Aaron

Then in Reading I told them to write a story about this picture and to come up with a title to their story.

This is how the morning went:

“Missah, look at my title!!” “Man Baking” “Good job. Now start on your story.”

“Missahhhhh! She stole my title!”

Ridiculous! All of their titles were like “Cooking Man” “This Man is Making Food” “Boy Cooking” Then they all kept blaming each other for stealing their story titles.

Then, sometimes, they can be not-so-hilarious. I had a little "cheater talk" with the sixth grade today. Some kids copied stories out of their reading book and turned it in as their writing assignment. Some had other people write it for them. So so frustrating! Then I graded another worksheet they did. The all copied off of each other and got all of the answers wrong. To top it off, one boy thought English class would be an appropriate time to start throwing and shattering chalk on the chalkboard.

Most days, I like being on the other side of the desk--teaching instead of being the student--but today was rough. I think I will be a better student after this experience though. Teaching has really made me think about my grade school teachers and realize how much they did for me.

I am looking forward to this weekend! Sunday we are going to Carlos Island for the day. It should be fun. Hopefully no sunburn and only tan this time. :)

Thank you all for your love and support while I've been here. It makes my day to hear from you. Love you all!