This was one of many classroom jokes that were forwarded to me this week. The funny thing is...I swear that is something that one or two of my kids in CC would say! They are so funny!
TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America
MARIA: Here it is.
TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America ?
CLASS: Maria.
Each week at Classical Conversations I drill memory work with the kids in fun ways, and introduce the new memory work for the following week. Our trainers have taught us that kids like to keep active (duh.), and so we should try to incorporate lots of movement in our drills. Example: while saying the Latin word 'lucet', have the kids jog in place...and then drop to a squat position when I say the English translation 'shine'. Then they stand back up when I say the next Latin word, and quickly crouch on the English. No problem, typical "movement while drilling" scenario.
Well, on one of the first days of class, I was asking the science question: "What are the 4 types of tissue?", to which the answer is "connective, epithelial, muscle, nerve". So, I had the kids all standing and pumping their arms like they were lifting barbells to grow big biceps...all while chanting, "connective, epithelial, muscle, nerve". Over and over...about 5 or 6 times. Then I stopped them and said "okay, now, Sally"? I paused, obviously waiting for her to say "connective...epithelial...muscle....nerve" as I pumped my own arms...building biceps....hoping to cue her. To which she said, "um, you are strong? You have strength?". Ugh!
I still laugh about that. Priceless.
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