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The Convenience of Religion?
Mar. 12th, 2008 08:36 pmFor once my ESL class actually went well. Or rather, I felt like it went well, and left with a small feeling of accomplishment. Yays!
Two amusing tidbits:
- We were reviewing colors as part of the clothing unit, and so after going over names of colors and putting their spellings on the board, I erased the board and had students pick crayons out of a huge bucket and right the names of those colors with the crayons for about five minute. Then, after I wrapped up that activity another student came in late, and after seeing what we had been doing she started complaining that the activity was childish (not using that word, obviously). Well, I enjoyed it (I joined in), and it seemed like the rest of the students ranged from not minding it to enjoying it... But in any case, I'm glad she was the student that came in late. ^_^;
- All of the sudden in the middle of class all the Somali students started getting up and leaving the room, which really confused me. I asked if they were going home, and they said they were going to pray, which they'd never done in the middle of class before. Then I realized: the time just changed. They must have been doing it right before class in the previous weeks. Anyways, it's not really any trouble, since it's right in the middle of class when we take our break anyway, so it actually serves as a useful kind of alarm clock for me. ^_^;
So, I'm considering going on a food/computer fast over spring break. Only access the internet for a half hour in the morning, and only drink water.
It's probably a totally idiotic idea, I know, but...
*shrugs*
And no, this isn't about wanting to lose 10 pounds or whatever. I just think it might be good for me.
But dont' worry - I'm 90% sure I won't be able to handle it for more than a day, anyway. ^_^;
Dr. Shelton says, "The truly hungry person has no consciousness of his stomach and does not suffer any morbid symptoms. Indeed, genuine hunger is such a delightful sensation that it is worth going on a fast merely for the pleasure of experiencing it."
......
I'm not sure I trust Dr. Shelton.
Wow, Morita-san was kanzen ni furareta. ><;
I'm pretty sure my laptop-let is dead. :(
Two amusing tidbits:
- We were reviewing colors as part of the clothing unit, and so after going over names of colors and putting their spellings on the board, I erased the board and had students pick crayons out of a huge bucket and right the names of those colors with the crayons for about five minute. Then, after I wrapped up that activity another student came in late, and after seeing what we had been doing she started complaining that the activity was childish (not using that word, obviously). Well, I enjoyed it (I joined in), and it seemed like the rest of the students ranged from not minding it to enjoying it... But in any case, I'm glad she was the student that came in late. ^_^;
- All of the sudden in the middle of class all the Somali students started getting up and leaving the room, which really confused me. I asked if they were going home, and they said they were going to pray, which they'd never done in the middle of class before. Then I realized: the time just changed. They must have been doing it right before class in the previous weeks. Anyways, it's not really any trouble, since it's right in the middle of class when we take our break anyway, so it actually serves as a useful kind of alarm clock for me. ^_^;
So, I'm considering going on a food/computer fast over spring break. Only access the internet for a half hour in the morning, and only drink water.
It's probably a totally idiotic idea, I know, but...
*shrugs*
And no, this isn't about wanting to lose 10 pounds or whatever. I just think it might be good for me.
But dont' worry - I'm 90% sure I won't be able to handle it for more than a day, anyway. ^_^;
Dr. Shelton says, "The truly hungry person has no consciousness of his stomach and does not suffer any morbid symptoms. Indeed, genuine hunger is such a delightful sensation that it is worth going on a fast merely for the pleasure of experiencing it."
......
I'm not sure I trust Dr. Shelton.
Wow, Morita-san was kanzen ni furareta. ><;
I'm pretty sure my laptop-let is dead. :(
