I Survived!

The classes at Any Baby Can are pretty unique. When you walk into the classroom, it may look more like tutoring than a traditional class. Each student is learning the same subject material, but is working at his or her own pace. Ruth and I, as teachers, shift between students answering questions, correcting mistakes and clarifying points of confusion. The system works pretty well with the two of us because one can sit down and really take the time to explain something while the other moves between the remaining students to answer quicker questions.

My job as a teacher, however, took on a whole different pace for the last two weeks because Ruth was out of town. Thus, I had my hands full while she was gone, to say nonetheless. Taking on a classroom of 6-7 students is tricky, but doable. Working with a tutoring session with 15+ people and their children, however, is exhausting! The help of a few co-workers and some local volunteers provided me with a much more controlled classroom and some peace of mind. There is a lot of preparation, execution, paperwork and oddball tasks that come with running a program like this and teaching, but busy days sure do make long days go by quickly. Needless to say I survived the two weeks without my better half, but I couldn't have done it without my wonderful co-workers, volunteers, and students, of course.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all those who came to volunteer and help our students continue to learn!