Room 106

Meet some of my babies this year! I teach 17 wonderful bilingual 2nd graders.

This little girl covers her mouth with her tiny hands whenever she speaks in class. She's demure, but her fashion choices are anything but reserved.

This kid is bright, but easily distracted. One second he's answering all my questions, and the next, he's making random noises at his desk.

This is another of my shy ones. She barely speaks above a whisper.

Apparently, purple frames are all the rage in the second grade. All my kids who wear glasses have purple frames. I want purple glasses too!

I really lucked out. The first grade teachers told us to watch out for these kids. They're supposedly a wild bunch with a lot of behavioral and discipline problems. I think it's true for most of the English-speaking second grade classrooms. For example, consider the following paraphrased essay written by a student in a fellow teacher's class.

Light a match.
Throw it on the ground.
Watch the school burn down.

I have to admit, the kid has rhythm and rhyme. Poetic, yet disturbing.

But, to cite one of my all-time favorite Thalia quotes to date, "Those little hispanic kids still have the fear of God and their parents in them. Americans think they're above the law! Hispanics know they'll get an ass kicking." This is so true. I have a handful of kids that speak without raising their hands and a few that would find it distracting if a speck of dust floated past their desks. However, they're great! They hug me and draw pictures for me to hang on my wall next to my desk. They're adorable.