School is for Fools

People in Ohio might be getting snow days but I'm not jealous, it's not like I ever get to teach anyway. Last week was the school's annual South American Model United Nations Conference that the high school students have been preparing for since September. It is a cool opportunity for the students to simulate diplomatic meetings/debates to come up with solutions to global issues with students from other schools. We had diplomats from the USA, Venezuela, Trinidad, France, Germany, Gambia, Ecuador, and the Netherlands present to help the students. It was really cool to see the students acting professional and having serious debates, but it meant three more days I didn't get to teach my high schoolers. No wonder they aren't very good at math...

I thought those few days without the high school classes would mean I would get extra work done and finish all my grading, but they turned out to be very stressful days. I was very happy when Friday came and was passed out by 10 pm. It is a crazy life I live these days...


Saturday I went Christmas shopping in the artisan market in El Hatillo to get Venezuelan goodies for all. We shall see how everyone likes them…

I went with Walli and we were very proud of ourselves that we got ourselves taxis there and back, lunch, and all our presents successfully, despite our limited spanish ability. (Although I must say I am getting much better at understanding what people are saying; however I still need lots of practice speaking).

Then back to work today, but I wasn't teaching. Of course not, what kind of teacher actually gets to teach their class? Today was a "Professional Development" day so as you know, nothing was accomplished and it was a waste of a day. I think all those pointless meetings even gave me a cold!