On Monday, I started working at a public school here in Santiago. It's verrrry different from everything else I've done on this trip, which is exciting. I'm assisting/teaching english classes for grades 3 through 8. You should hear the regular english teachers speak english... it's embarrassing...ly bad.
All of the classes have at least 40 kids in them, if not 50. I've been left alone to teach the 8th grade a couple times, which was fun. Today I tried to teach 50 8th graders how to say "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers," explaining that if they could say this, they could say ANYTHING in english.
They couldn't say it.
Not even close.
But it was fun, and they laughed.
Also, the teachers keep referring to me as a "native speaker" and it makes me sound the most exotic. When the kids don't understand me, I use spanish, and each time I do, the class bursts out laughing at my horrid accent. Really guys, don't hold back.
Sidenote: this is my 2nd to last week of volunteering. I will be home on April 4th.
4 comments:
Any chance you could bring your camera to school and snap a few shots for us?
PDaddy
when you get home, sticky buns on me...
I've always thought of you as a native English speaker. April 4th: It's on.
omg. phil. you're going home. that's sad. so sad that you should consider my offer. and i agree with pdaddy. snap some photos. and also, is pdaddy related to pdiddy?
sidenote: i love you.
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