shaping world peace
first class of the day, i set a record: 4 kids crying at the same time!
as the class started, i walked in to find 4 girls in tears and one boy looking VERY guilty. these kids are all around 6 or 7 years old.
sat down with them, and started accumulating stories. (all of this simplified from broken English to make it readable)
'i was sitting there then Steve moved my bag and put his bag on my chair then he sat down in my chair' - Sally.
similar stories from other girls about Steve and it was looking quite incriminating.
'i stole their seats,' Steve basically admitted, 'then Nessa put my backpack in the trash can.'
Nessa, through her tears, concurred, adding that Steve retaliated by trashing her bag as well.
okay, so the crying is because of chairs, bags and trash cans?
'yes,' was the reply from them all. at first, i thought it was a mundane thing, but on second thought, this is microcosm of the fabric of society, social disorder etc etc. these kids wanted it resolved!
'Steve, say sorry to Sally and Nessa. Nessa, say sorry to Steve. Okay, anyone else? Oh, Steve, sorry to Alice and Jane. okay? shall we start the lesson then?'
within 20 minutes, they were all laughing and having a great time together, including Steve. i should work at the UN.
as the class started, i walked in to find 4 girls in tears and one boy looking VERY guilty. these kids are all around 6 or 7 years old.
sat down with them, and started accumulating stories. (all of this simplified from broken English to make it readable)
'i was sitting there then Steve moved my bag and put his bag on my chair then he sat down in my chair' - Sally.
similar stories from other girls about Steve and it was looking quite incriminating.
'i stole their seats,' Steve basically admitted, 'then Nessa put my backpack in the trash can.'
Nessa, through her tears, concurred, adding that Steve retaliated by trashing her bag as well.
okay, so the crying is because of chairs, bags and trash cans?
'yes,' was the reply from them all. at first, i thought it was a mundane thing, but on second thought, this is microcosm of the fabric of society, social disorder etc etc. these kids wanted it resolved!
'Steve, say sorry to Sally and Nessa. Nessa, say sorry to Steve. Okay, anyone else? Oh, Steve, sorry to Alice and Jane. okay? shall we start the lesson then?'
within 20 minutes, they were all laughing and having a great time together, including Steve. i should work at the UN.
posted by the Emperor Fabulous at 10:54 AM
2 Comments:
haha. I like your perspective there; indeed, with a little algebra, where bag is x, chair is y, and trash is z, you have the word yzx which has something to do with the chemical formula for splitting atoms. Or is it hairs? Either way, kids are just little adults who don't know math, and that's a huge difference.
Nice peace making!
ta dude, thought i'd write a quick not about this post.
on friday, same class, something happened between Jane and another boy, and neither would say anything. Jane's awesome but quiet if she isn't sure of the english. other kids just try and explain, but not her. basically, she sat quietly for 20 minutes while he laughed and laughed. i felt pretty useless.
so yeah, i definitely should work for the UN.
Post a Comment
<< Home