Cool English Teacher

Of course I do nothing like the guy in this video (pshhh), but LITERALLY THE LAST 3 SECONDS ARE HOW I ENDED CLASS TODAY. OOPS. GLAD I'M RIDICULOUS.

go to sleep you little baby

I sang to my students today (connection to the sirens in The Odyssey- which we're reading next week) and then played them the corresponding clip (below) from O Brother, Where Art Thou? They very quickly understood the concept of the scene, and one asked if I was trying to seduce him. No, child. No.

go to sleep you little baby (O Brother, Where Art Thou?) 
go to sleep you little baby (as performed by Emmy Lou Harris, Gillian Welch, & Alison Krauss) 

"Love, your 7th prd"

BAHAHA

Meet Dorina

"He did it with all of his heart, and prospered."
2 Chronicles 31:21

 
Even though my kids have shown some waning excitement about our Mustard Seed Sponsorship (as shown through their contributions), I feel strongly about this organization and have decided that despite little funds from my students' pockets, I am moving forward and have begun a sponsorship. 

So, meet Dorina Kayesu. She is a P1 student at the Sonrise Primary School in Rwanda. According to her student information page, she has a generally shy personality. Her assigned chores are washing dishes and fetching water. Her favorite subject is English, and she wants to be a teacher when she grows up. (How could I not sponsor this child? Especially after reading that her Other Interests are simply, "Worship.") And will you just look at those eyes? I love her already. 

More information on the Sonrise Primary school and Bishop Rucyahana's mission here. And check out all the other missional organizations that SJD supports here.

Bump, Set, Spike it! Or not...

I am officially not coaching next year! Wahoo! I literally just spoke with the Varsity coach after school (verrry difficult conversation to have- so glad to have it out of the way & to still be alive). Below are pictures that serve as a tribute to my time as Coach Hunt. It was fun while it lasted! I just have too many other things I want to accomplish, and coaching wasn't quite at the top of the list.

How I entertained myself on the bench during A team games. (Notice the cut-off "Tigers Suck" on the right.)

Freshmen A team with Coach I

Freshmen B team with their ridiculous Coach. I totally made them do this pose. Sound of Music style.

The Lesson by Don Linehan

Then Jesus took his disciples up the mountain and

gathering them around him, he taught them, saying

blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the

kingdom of heaven

blessed are the meek

blessed are they that mourn

blessed are the merciful

blessed are they who thirst for justice

blessed are you when persecuted

blessed are you when you suffer

be glad and rejoice for your reward is great in heaven

try to remember what I'm telling you

Then Simon peter said

                 Will this count?
and Andrew said

                 Will we have a test on it?

and James said

                When do we have to know it for?

and Phillip said

                And how many words?

and Bartholomew said

                Will I have to stand up in front of the others?

and John said

                The other disciples didn't have to learn this

and Matthew said

               How many marks do we get for it?

and Judas said

              What is it worth?

and the other disciples likewise.

Then one of the Pharisees who was present

asked to see Jesus' lesson plan

and inquired of Jesus

his terminal objectives in the cognitive domain

and Jesus wept.

My day in a nutshell...

Childress Academic Achievement Dinner

Honoring our honors students last night at Freebirds!

My Freshmen smarty-pants

Ms. Hunt & Mrs. Castillo- Freshmen Childress teachers unite!

Defiance

I had two students openly defy me in front of the class yesterday morning (Wednesday). Not abnormal, that's for sure. What made the situation abnormal, though, and what actually hurt my feelings, is that it was two girls with whom I have built excellent rapport- one is the very same girl to whom I lent $40 so she wouldn't have to run 40 suicides in Volleyball for not turning in her Serve-A-Thon money on time (don't worry, she paid me back the very next day). I was standing there, hands on hips,  heart rising in my throat, and tears stinging the backs of my eyes (for several reasons), realizing that regardless of the things that I'd done for this student in the past, regardless of the encouragement I'd given her and notes I'd written her, she still goes home every night to a pit. She is still a troubled student. She needs me to be consistent. She needs to see me smile at her everyday and have something solid to lean on, and she definitely still needs to be put in her place.  It may be more difficult, however, to manage her in class now because I did show her so much concern and so much care outside of class and within Volleyball. Such a fine line.

Happy Monday, love ya.