Reflection #3

Today we read the homework paragraph together. Afterwards we divided up into two groups. Thankfully B. was there to take the advanced group and go over the homework with them. I am so blessed to have her there. My passion for this work is equally matched with her. My group needed work on pronunciation, contractions and their pronunciation and grammar rules related to past tense verbs and their endings (/d/, /t/, /ed/). I don't want this to be a sink or swim class. I really want them to learn. One student asked me - is the reason we have class two days because you were told you can't or you don't want to? I felt so bad. I told her part of it was that I wanted to start slow, and part of it because if I work each night, I'll be working day and night. Ideally if we have more teachers, then we can rotate with a schedule. I'm the ultimate optimist. I always hope for and expect the best. Tomorrow we'll do another listening exercise and try some pair work. I need ot make sure no one is lost, that questions get asked and answered. We'll see.