8th grade Pre-Algebra class...Lesson: Algebraic Expressions and Equations
Question: How many days are there in 4 weeks?
Students: ?????
Me: Well let's think about this. How many days are there in one week?
Student 1: Five
Student 2: Eight
Student 3: Ten
Me: (Jaw has now dropped to the floor and my head is on my desk) Seriously? Okay, let's count... (my hands go up in the air and we count)...Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday...How many fingers am I holding up?
Students: Seven
Me: Thank you!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Mediterranean + Mountains = Cabo Negro, Morocco
This past weekend I went to Cabo Negro with Amber (new teacher) and Ruth (friend from another school). Sarah decided to climb the highest mountain in Morocco instead...don't understand why :D Cabo Negro is in the north of Morocco, just east of Tangier. We stayed at a student's family's vacation apartment...swimming pool, real grass, mountains, beach...can't ask for any better!
Being that it was a holiday weekend (end of Ramadan), most people were with family. After waking up at 4:30am and riding on a bus for 7 1/2 hours, we then began our adventure trying to find something open where we could buy at least milk. Instead we found and old man who gave us roses and offered us milk from his house. We declined but thanked him...not wanting to become his next three wives ;) Then we found a taxi driver who offered to drive us to McDonald's! (Apparently it was one of the only things open...and in a different city) The remainder of the evening consisted of trying to watch a movie in French, reading, and a nice 10pm bedtime.
Day 2 - I slept in all the way to 7am! (haha) We made our way to the beach to enjoy the sun and sand. Later in the afternoon it started to become overcast, so we returned to the apartment, made a yummy dinner, and read for most of the evening. I love vacations where you can read, sleep, read, sleep, repeat!
Day 3 - Cleaning...taxi to bus station...tour Tetouan...long trek home.
I'd say the weekend was just what the doctor ordered!
Being that it was a holiday weekend (end of Ramadan), most people were with family. After waking up at 4:30am and riding on a bus for 7 1/2 hours, we then began our adventure trying to find something open where we could buy at least milk. Instead we found and old man who gave us roses and offered us milk from his house. We declined but thanked him...not wanting to become his next three wives ;) Then we found a taxi driver who offered to drive us to McDonald's! (Apparently it was one of the only things open...and in a different city) The remainder of the evening consisted of trying to watch a movie in French, reading, and a nice 10pm bedtime.
Day 2 - I slept in all the way to 7am! (haha) We made our way to the beach to enjoy the sun and sand. Later in the afternoon it started to become overcast, so we returned to the apartment, made a yummy dinner, and read for most of the evening. I love vacations where you can read, sleep, read, sleep, repeat!
Day 3 - Cleaning...taxi to bus station...tour Tetouan...long trek home.
I'd say the weekend was just what the doctor ordered!
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Week 1...Complete :)
One week down! I can't believe how fast this first week went. In some ways it feels like I never left. My days are going by much faster this year due to an extra class (Dance/Fitness!) AP Calculus will keep me on my toes but I'm excited for what this year will hold. It's Ramadan for one more week and then things can get back to normal. The kids are tired from too few hours of sleep and the heat makes things even worse (especially without water!)
Monday is "Moroccan Dress Day"...kind of like wearing a bathrobe to school :)
Friday...no school!
Weekend plans...Paris...Spain...Portugal...London...where should we go?!!
Monday is "Moroccan Dress Day"...kind of like wearing a bathrobe to school :)
Friday...no school!
Weekend plans...Paris...Spain...Portugal...London...where should we go?!!
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