Sorry

Sorry if this is late, but open class went really well - at least according to the parent
evaluations. I decided to "take my money and run" with that. Probably the scariest part
was when I moved a chair, thinking the students would understand I was rearranging the
classroom. Instead, they sat down again - including Janny, whose chair I had moved. Seeing
her chair was no longer where she thought it was, she "sat in mid-air" and gravity took
her down for a frightening landing. She hit the floor and "rocked backwards". Parents sort
of gasped in horror at the sight, and I quickly got Janny up into her chair and apologized
profusely for what had happened. It seemed like she was teetering on crying, but perhaps I
managed to do her crying for her (inwardly), because she came around wonderfully.

I would have loved to see the classes and the play ("The Big Carrot") go far smoother, but
- again - parents said very good things about me, so "Hah-leh-looh-yah!" I am still
recovering from my cough, and do think prayers for recovery are not in vain.

Rebecca and Lisa - 6th graders in "M6C" are also people I pray God would help me with.
They intermittently "do nothing" - even when I really seek to spell out what they are to do.
It is not a fun situation at all. I am, however, very encouraged, because yesterday I had
yet another new kindergarten student, and today all my students came to class on time with
applicable homework done. Now THAT'S a "100%" I do not take for granted.

Sincerely,

Daniel