I have been teaching a seminar class at the high school. The topic is making recycled crafts- jewelry and wallets made out of magazines and chip bags. I haven't done much work at the hs during my service but when I was asked to teach this class, I agreed. I had already taught recycled crafts to my kids in primary school but, as expected, the older kids in the hs picked it all up much quicker and with enthusiasm. So far, it's been a good class.
Today, I was pleasantly surprised when another teacher came in to announce who had been assigned "working detention" for being late to arrive at school. The idea of Salvadorans being punished for being tardy floored me. Salvadorans are notorious, even to themselves, for being late. Hora Salvadorena means half an hour late (at least.) After I thought about it though it wasn't that surprising. The HS Directora is super on top of things. When she wants something done, it gets done. At the moment, she wants a wall painted. To get it done, everyone who is late must stay after school and paint it. The kids seem to understand this and no one made a fuss. Overall, a good system that I wish the primary school would adopt.
The second good thing that happened is I had a cadre of 4th graders helping me to organize my library. I have been working for weeks on end to get the library finished before I leave country. It is tedious work unwrapping all the packets of hundreds of books, putting a sticker to designate the reading level, and then putting tape to reinforce the spine. But, together with my 4th graders, we knocked out in 2.5 hours what I would usually do in a week or two. As their reward, I bought them all ice cream. Still tons of work to do but they were an enormous help.
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