Did you know we have an accent?!?!

Hello! How is everyone???

Update: I am missing hot dogs from the ballpark with ketchup, and soda with carbonation!

Today we spent our first half of the day in class, and second half in the schools. I was able to sit in on a school lunch, talk to some teachers, and then see a science class with 15 year olds...interesting! They were typical teenagers, but the teacher was not their friend, yet not their superior, although she kept "shush-ing" them to be quiet, they didn't, but no other action was taken. It was quite a scene....I am glad that I am going into elementary teaching, and will get to see one of those schools on Thursday, because I honestly don't think I could handle teaching the teens.....Nope couldn't do it!

I only was able to see the science period once because as the next class came in she told me she did not expect me to stay another period, or did not want me to, and she explained "why" by saying that "because these students are on a really low level, the lowest of their year"....I took that as either she wanted to have control on her own, or did not want me to see her embarrassed, or she simply just thought that I wasn't prepared for what might happen during the lesson. Whatever the reason I understood, so I went off, found Tina and another teacher and she put us with the Home Ec. class....they call it "Home education and society" or something of that nature....I thought he would just introduce us and let us talk to the girls (no boys in the class...was about child development) but instead he gave us a 5 minute talk on how these girls are the lowest of the low, won't be able to do anything after school, and would not be able to pass a test that "anyone" could do...I was a bit shocked, but just nodded my head and hoped for the best.

I started to talk to some of the girls but they were pretty shy, then we went into the other room where the computers are and I got to see one of the girls portfolios from the class, which was very well put together, then we talked to 3 other girls from the same class and they were VERY nice and friendly. We talked about all different kind of cultural aspects between America and here, so it was very interesting.

After we got home I went to the mall for a bit with the girls to get some motion sickness medicine, we are taking a rickety bus tomorrow to Stonehenge and Bath, and I have been getting sick in the taxis and buses here, so just in case, I am going to take some of that. I probably will not be able to blog tomorrow, we are going to get home....well maybe....we will be home in the evening but I have lots to work on, so I will try to drop a picture or a short line to tell all about it!

Missing everyone across the pond! :)