Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Danish Cavalry
Help has arrived! Our special ed student Hoa really energized the class the other day by having them toss around stuffed animals. I was holding up the different animals and reciting their names in English. The kids were starting to get the "blahs." Hoa explained the animals in Vietnamese and started tossing them to the students. She had each one hold it up and repeat its name in English. The kids responded great, many who wouldn't know the animals normally were able to name them!
At Morning Star some much needed help arrived. Two volunteers, Annette and Yenni, both from Denmark started this week. They too, are education students who want to teach kindergarten. Yenni, a red head, is especially good at keeping the students in better behavior. She is a natural teacher. They are both trying to discourage Nuop from playing with her hair, she likes to pull it out and then try to tie it into knots. I don't think that'll work, it is like an obsession with her. Yenni helped me massage Mee's limbs today, something that seems to help her muscles become more relaxed. I brought some leggos to Morning Star with me, and the kids took more interest in taking them apart than in building!
At Morning Star some much needed help arrived. Two volunteers, Annette and Yenni, both from Denmark started this week. They too, are education students who want to teach kindergarten. Yenni, a red head, is especially good at keeping the students in better behavior. She is a natural teacher. They are both trying to discourage Nuop from playing with her hair, she likes to pull it out and then try to tie it into knots. I don't think that'll work, it is like an obsession with her. Yenni helped me massage Mee's limbs today, something that seems to help her muscles become more relaxed. I brought some leggos to Morning Star with me, and the kids took more interest in taking them apart than in building!
