21 Bundles of Joy

...more like bundles of exhaustion hyped up on ice cream, but I love my kids, and I love Zoo Day. 

Class 1A, 2011-2012

The more years that I'm an educator, the more I find that increased "obstacles" make my job more rewarding. Sometimes, initially working with particular students is so mind-boggling and frustrating that I lose a lot of sleep. Now into Quarter 2 of the school year, we (especially the girls) are reaping the benefits of consistent discipline, consistent practice, and lots of love from their teacher. I guess that rearing children is a little like this, and it's a little like my walk with God, but He isn't perplexed by my slowness to learn or be obedient.

Now, to the personalities. If you click on the picture, you can enlarge it.

Check out:

- my "diva," last row, 3rd from right.

- the sweetest girl ever, front row, on the ground to my left

- the...most active...one, front row, 3rd from left

- my sweetheart who hasn't spoken to me yet, front row, over my right shoulder

- Kuwaiti Barbie, my assistant (I would tell her this!), last row, 2nd from right

All the rest of them make my days and my heart very full, too.

A Day at the Zoo

Not bad for being taken by a 6 yr. old

Class 1A

Yesterday, we finally had our 1st grade field trip to the zoo. We had had previously canceled it on the day I left for the States because of inclement weather (i.e. a major dust storm).While not the most spectacular display of animals in origin-simulated habitats, I thought the zoo wasn't too bad for being in Kuwait. They have animals like porcupines, foxes, rabbits, and raccoons on top of your ordinary lions, giraffes, and elephants. They also have some kinds of wolves and bears, things that I would see in my backyard, but they have never seen before!

They day went pretty smoothly, except for the instance that I almost took out some Kuwaiti high school boys for talking to us...that would not have gone over well. At the end of the day, we bought all the girls ice cream and headed back to the school. Thankfully, they had P.E. for the last period of the day, so I didn't have to rein in all the hyperactivity.