Tuesday Standard 7 West Jan 11, 2011
Today’s class was GREAT!! I just love these kids!! We went over the lesson and these kids know their stuff. Then we went to the next exercise which was on Adverbs, Conjunctions, Prepositions, and Interjections. We didn’t finish the second exercise but the kids are doing really well.
I think I’ll speak to Simon and see about assigning a writing assignment in the next couple of weeks.
Earlier this morning I got up and took my “shower” and I had a bunch of hot water YEAH. Being here in Kenya is much easier than Liberia. As much as I love Liberia, Kenya is simply an easier place to be for an extended period of time.
I got to school a little after 8am and the upper school assembly was already in session. I listened to what was being said, and apparently the Kenyan kids do get into trouble. It seems some kids were between the medical facility here and the library which I have learned is a big NO NO. So one of the teachers was lecturing the kids about that. Then he went on and reminded the girls that they can’t have any synthetic hair and their hair must either be braided in very think lines on their heads or shaved very close to the scalp. For some of these girls if they weren’t wearing skirts you wouldn’t be able to tell if they were a girl or a boy. Luckily with the uniforms that are worn it’s easy to tell who is who here at school.
All of the teachers here, except me, carry a stick with them in class. OK, I know what the stick is for, but I really don’t agree with it at all. I can’t imagine striking a kid with a stick. I’m all for discipline and having the student’s obey but using a stick is a bit much I think. But it is what is done here in Kenya and in other African countries as well. One thing is for certain. I won’t be carrying a stick in class with me.
Went into Kitale Town and bought 162.87 worth of books for school. And I thought I wouldn’t need but $300 bucks a month. HA!!!! But class was really good with the 7th graders and the books will only help them, so it’s all good!
I even walked around Kitale Town a little on my own. Up until now I’ve had someone with me, but today Susan and Jonah (our driver) were in a second book shop and I went down to a Safaricom store to see about adding time to my modem. Turns out that store couldn’t do it so I walked back. On my way I walked in front of a textile store and some of the fabrics are so pretty. I’ll need to pick one and have a dress made for the Wedding. Me in a dress? Stranger things have happened.
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