I'd like to come back here in ten years and see how much this place has changed. As a means of practicing conversational English, I fielded their questions as Tony basically handed the class over to me each period. The class clapped on beat as I rendered the first verse the best I could. When I told them I have four brothers, they about fell off of their chairs since few of them have multiple siblings. They were fairly amazed by my height and expressed as much with wondrous gasps whenever I'd enter the classroom.
Fifth graders are apparently the same the world over.
Not often, I said, but when we do, it's her fault . . I told them that I feel like this is important to look for in someone. Most classes became quiet upon these comments. I hope I was able to speak a little bit of my values into their lives. I shared with them the tradition of using wedding rings and that if they observed my fingers they'd see no rings.