more on microseasons
Mar. 29th, 2019 04:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
asakiyumeI started mentioning what microseason we were in for my classes at the jail, and the students are really into it. On Tuesday we entered "First Cherry Blossoms" (... we're not quite in sync, here in New England), and on Thursday they wanted to know what the new one was. "We're still in 'First Cherry Blossoms,'" I had to tell them, "But we'll be in a new one on Monday." (I teach Mon-Thurs).
Students in class know bits of different languages, and it's fun to have them share--Spanish, of course, but one woman has French-Canadian grandparents and speaks Quebecois French, and another student went to a high school that offered Chinese--so yeah, it's fun having people get excited about what they know and can share.
Students in class know bits of different languages, and it's fun to have them share--Spanish, of course, but one woman has French-Canadian grandparents and speaks Quebecois French, and another student went to a high school that offered Chinese--so yeah, it's fun having people get excited about what they know and can share.
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Date: 2019-03-29 08:50 pm (UTC)Nice!
I am glad your classes are going well.
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Date: 2019-03-30 03:57 pm (UTC)Are many of them already adept in the joys (and pains) of paying attention? I incline to think that that's fundamental to not in and relishing micro seasons.
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Date: 2019-03-31 01:11 pm (UTC)I think they *do* pay attention to all sorts of things. I think they're very sensitive to each other and to the mood in the room.
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