First Day

On Sunday night, Michelle, Gary, Joe and I were worried about our project.  We didn’t know much about the students who’d be coming, and we didn’t have a lot to work with. The electricity was not working, and our supplies were limited to paper, markers, and masking tape. I didn’t even have a chalk board.  

But the students came, and we got busy assessing them.  Most have university English and wanted a chance to practice speaking.  Two brought their children, and we incorporated them into our activities.  We sang English songs.  We ate a meal together. We discussed current events, incorporating vocabulary and grammar.  And we saw that, thank God, we’d be able to bring this thing off.

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  As Marva Collins said,  materials don’t teach; buildings don’t teach; people teach.