Contretemps: an inopportune or embarrassing situation or event; a hitch

[rotae]

SO. I am currently in my home town doing Professional Experience (PE) at a Primary (Elementary) School... and I'm kinda loving it more than a prospective High School teacher should, LOL. The kids are so cute and full of learning and "OMFG WOW"ness XDDDDD

As part of our assessment we have to write about our experiences and write reflectively, so I'm going to tell you about two things that happened today that probably don't interest anyone but me and my assessors when I get all my thoughts down :D

1. In maths today we were talking about fractions and where they fit on a number line between 0 and 1. They were great with 1/2, 1/4 and 3/4, but had a bit of trouble figuring out where 1/3 would be exactly in relation to the previous fractions. So we had a bit of a "think, pair, share" where they turned to their neighbour and thought about how they could figure it out. Here's what one pair said:

Boy 1: What about if we just put it half-way between 1/4 and 1/2? [a pretty reasonable guess, I thought]
Boy 2: Nah, because then that would be 3/8ths.

O___________________________________o DUDE. HOLY FUCK. LOL. That was my reaction to this. HAHA. There is NO WAY that kid should have known that. I just thought it was AWESOME that a kid could just be so casual about knowing something like that, LOL.

2. Miss Smith (not her real name, LOL) was reading a book aloud to the class (they're doing this for most of term, I think and then watching the film), and I, as usual was scribbling in my book while listening (a habit I picked up from lectures I think, LOL). A while later she came to talk to Kristen (the other Student Teacher) and I and she noticed my scribbling (it was of Draco's posture. Yes. I know. You're all so surprised. STFU. LOL) and showed it to the rest of the class 0.o

"Would you like Miss F to take you for an art lesson?"
"YES!!!!!!!!"

Here's me, TOTALLY embarrassed because, omfg, it's in PEN and scribbly and horrible and LAME and his head's on wrong and WTF WHY ARE YOU SHOWING THIS TO PEOPLE?! XDDDDDD And then Kristen saw that I was all, "NUUUUU WHUT ARE YOU DOING?!" and was like, "SHE HAS OTHER STUFF".

TRAITOR.

So I go and get my book and show the stuff that I do like (luckily I only had one naughty picture to skim over >.> LOL. Remind me not to draw FIVE slash while at school XDDDD), and I had basically the ENTIRE CLASS crowding around me going,

Me: This is Ron and Hemione
Them: FROM HARRY POTTER?!
Me: Yeah!
Them: OMG I LOVE HARRY POTTER!!
Me: And this is Katara and Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Them: OMG I LOVE AVATAR!!!
Them: MY BROTHER LOVES AVATAR!!
Them: AVATAR IS AWESOME!!
Me: And Helga and Arnold from Hey Arnold!.
Them: I USED TO WATCH THAT SHOW.

And then a little later Miss Smith saw my portrait of Tom that I'm working on, and her jaw dropped and she grabbed my book and showed it to the class, and they all went,

Students: WOW!!!!!!!
Boy: Who's that?
Miss Smith: Her boyfriend.
Kristen & I: HAHAHAHAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAAA.

I LOLED. HAHA. Anyway. I was amused.

So I'm thinking maybe I should teach 5/6 just to boost my ego, LOL XDDDDDD But it's great, because now they're coming up and talking to me and showing me their art and looking at me like I'm all powerful or something, ahahaha :D

So yes. I had to write those down so I don't forget :D

Night all! I have to take Maths in the morning!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE MATHS FTMFW :D The class has to say, "Fractions are our friends" :D I always want to say "Fractions are our friend in the fridge" because Miss Smith is from New Zealand and that makes it funny XD

ALSO. SUPERLATIVES. HOMG. I SHALL NEED A PROPER UPDATE TO CONTAIN MYSELF. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH HOMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG. I'll update tomorrow :D *HUGS*

Peace,
Rotae

Comments

[mad-at-gravity.livejournal.com]

Boy: Who's that?
Miss Smith: Her boyfriend

i think that would be a dream come true wouldn't it? lol

and yeah that age are so cute heh

[lady-game.livejournal.com]

If he knows that halfway between 1/4 and 2/4 is 3/8 why doesn't he know where 1/3 should be?

/overachieving maths nerd :p

They're so cute! I love little kids :)

[3valve.livejournal.com]

As a prospective Junior High teacher currently teaching both JHS and Elementary, I totally know what you mean about the Elementary kids. They can be so cute, and a major ego boost (only in elementary school do you get to hear "You're so pretty!" at least once per day). But I love the thought of having students I can actually talk to like adults, which is what keeps me going with the JHS idea.

Plus, since I get to see my 5/6 graders again when they've graduated into "real" school, I can definitely say they are EVEN COOLER when they're older. They lose a little bit of that sense of wonder, but their revelations are harder to achieve and therefore that much more exciting. I can only imagine that in high school that's just awesome.

I'm kinda giggling at the idea of a NZlander teaching maths to non-NZlanders, just because of the word "seven". I can't help it, I find 7 extremely giggle-worthy in a New Zealand accent!

[sporkyadrasteia.livejournal.com]

Your students sound so cute! I was totally gigglin as I read this post. XD

[jhuneycutt.livejournal.com]

Primary school kids are great fun, they'll impress you when you least expect it and they look up to someone who acts like a kid but is also a responsible adult, which is you! X'D

[natatree.livejournal.com]

Heheh. Tom is your boyfriend! :D

Also, FIVE SLASH FTW!! (Who was the drawing of?)

[rhapsodyinpink.livejournal.com]

Awwww, that is so damn cute! ♥ Haha, I love kids and how they're totally amazed at everything.

@lol at the 3/8ths kid. That's totally some of my friends when they were little. (I was the grammar nazi, not the maths genius)

[hondagirll.livejournal.com]

How funny. I love how she told them Tom was your boyfriend. ROTFL. :)

[opaleyes.livejournal.com]

Miss Smith: Her boyfriend.
Kristen & I: HAHAHAHAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAAA.

Hahahaha. XD Cute.

[voiceofanarchy.livejournal.com]

This sounds like so much fun! And I think it would be really rewarding. Hmm, think about it :)

[mariannemalfoy.livejournal.com]

O___________________________________o DUDE. HOLY FUCK. LOL. That was my reaction to this. HAHA. There is NO WAY that kid should have known that. I just thought it was AWESOME that a kid could just be so casual about knowing something like that, LOL.

Omg wow! lollll Those kids are cool!

And I loled at "he's her boyfriend!" ahahahahha

I must tell you something! Maybe you already know, but there's news about the sectumsempra scene! OMFGAWD: Tom said "We spent a week in this misty bathroom set, rolling around in the water having all sorts of fights."

O_O Are they telling us that we'll get to see a wet/dirty/sexy tom felton in that bathroom????!!!!! *faints*

[nialyind.livejournal.com]

Those kids are cute. And they're smart. :)

[mybabyangel.livejournal.com]

lolol when i did work experience at a primary school all the little kids adored me and wanted to marry me and it was such an ego boost. love little kids, in small doses. XD

also i greatly approve of drawing naughty slashy pictures while at school.

[ruthyuki999.livejournal.com]

XD oh that's awesome. Primary school kids are so cute~

And you've reminded me why I want to do volunteer work there!

[vaguelyclear.livejournal.com]

This is such an awesome post! I am seriously amazed that kid knew where 3/8ths would be o.O Also, "think, pair, share" is the COOLEST name for work that requires pairing up :D

Boy: Who's that?
Miss Smith: Her boyfriend.

LOLOLOLOL.

It sounds like you're having butt loads of fun with them. YAY!

[6kittykat6.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you are enjoying teaching! You will make an awesome teacher. I recon I'd like to teach primary school kids over high school kids. They would be much nicer