That's right. Miserocople. Or what I'd like to think of as the miserable microscope.
No, that's not the name of the depressed, unhappy, albeit handy Sesame Street character, it's the name of this lab tool. Totally not what I taught. Not what I made them repeat twenty times. Nope. We used these last year. But this year it has become the MISEROCOPLE!
But that's okay. This paper wasn't even the worst. I'm actually really glad I got an answer.
These students, as many of you know, are new to the whole English thing.
Here are some misspellings form today:
Instead of MONKEY, I got MONCKY
Instead of scissors, I get CEISSERS.
For example today:
Student: "This candy is green. It tastes like a lemon."
Me: "What other flavor can you think of that is citrus and GREEN?"
Student: "a lemon"
Me: "Think again"
Student: (deliberates) "...a pineapple!"
Me: (flat smile) "Walk away from me please. Talk to your partner now."
I've got some translators coming soon. I"M SO HAPPY. I started a Donors choose project that was funded on less than a day! You have no idea how much of a struggle it is for my students to translate EVERY WORD of every day. In writing, in reading, in speaking, it's exhausting mentally. Plus, I've got students who don't know how to use a dictionary. Nor do they understand my directions. I speak in sentences that are 4 syllables or less.
"TOMORROW QUIZ"
"THIS IS NOT GOOD"
"BE SPECIFIC"
What are they supposed to do? WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? I do have some students that speak English. They are amazeballs. They get my jokes. They sing Vanessa Carlton songs. And best of all? They don't give a damn about Justin Beiber or One Direction.
Anyhoo,
summer is always fast. I took a biotech class at Hunter college. Saw several friends get married. (OMG hindi weddings are amazing) Had some quality cousin time. I'm also trying to get my house together. I feel very accomplished when I paint a shoe rack for 4 hours while watching Sex and the City reruns.
Here's to another year,
April
