Okie JET

11.10.2007

Halloween is the most fun time of the year




These are the 6th graders on Halloween. We made masks the week before and had our halloween party. It was great. And they learned some English.







These are the 5th graders. There are not as many of them. But that also allows us to do some more things. The teacher, who chose the English name of Patrick, actually really got into the Halloween spirit.







These are the 4th graders. They have the largest class. And they are extremely good at English. I like the girl on the far right of the picture. I think she didn't get the idea of masks.












This was the 6th grade teacher, who chose his name to be Walter, and I after the class mummified us as part of the lesson.
















This is Patrick, the 5th grade teacher, and I. The students rolled dice. The number correlated to a body part. They would then wrap the body part with toilet paper. Of course there was plenty of speaking practice and reading.







This is the 4th grade teacher and I after the great mummification. She was a great sport in the game.

11.06.2007

SEE THIS MOVIE, IF YOU DO NOTHING ELSE



This is a quick blog. But please read.

Make plans now. Go to the movie store today. Rent this movie: Hotel Rwanda.

This movie is, above all, the most important movie that everyone needs to see. We all heard of the atrocity of Rwanda...or should have. But what did we hear? Internal conflict? Can't get involved? We need time to determine if we are looking at a possible genocide?

How many of us know where Rwanda is in Africa? How many of us heard the report and did nothing? In America we suffer so little, and we have so much. As the hegemon of the world, how can we stand by? They weren't just numbers on a report. Each of the 800,000 or more was a person, a life.

But if you can watch this movie, and your soul doesn't bleed, question if you are really human anymore.