Monday, September 29, 2008

Self And Communtiy Week 3

I will admit to having been slightly reluctant to go for my third meeting with my partner because it was on a Friday after an extremely stressful week of tests. In, fact I had taken one on Friday morning and I found it near impossible to concentrate during my remaining classes that day. However, when I met Mr. Ramirez and I sensed his enthusiasm, I found that my fatigue from the week vanished in an instant. I guess, an vocation in teaching my not be entirely out of the question (though it is still unlikely), since I could find such elation in sharing my knowledge. 
For about half of the period we went through and essay he wrote about his stay so far in the U.S., identifying grammatical and spelling errors. I was impressed by how well his essay was organized and how he always made an effort to express an idea without the fear of mistakes. I made it a point to encourage him in this regard, because as we learned over the past week, such "courage" is essential when learning a language. I was also happy he has been getting help from his daughters because that ensures that he doesn't speak English only during our meetings. 
We spent the remaining time looking over some of the material he had received earlier that week from his other partner. 
The next time I checked the time, fifty-five minute had passed. I was genuinely shocked. We ended the meeting and wished each other well till the next meeting.

3 comments:

Paige said...

It's so weird how fast the time goes. The same thing happened to me in my second meeting. By the time I looked at the time on my cell phone, 50 minutes had passed and it was time to go!

williams.dan76 said...

Hi Eddie, Thanks for the interesting and thoughtful post. I have often had the same feeling of pre-class fatigue only to feel revived once I start teaching. It always amazes me, and I always am also surprised how quickly the time went by. Thanks for your good work. Have you been ableto meet since 10/29? Best, Dan W.

Anh (Jimmy) Tin Mai said...

I understand that you had such a bad time after exam and it was Friday when you met your partner. However, you did such a great job during the meeting. I can see that you enjoyed your meeting a lot that was why time passed for fast.

Great Work!

Jimmy