were we to ever do this again. And today we had the opportunity over a "thank you" lunch to hear more from the teachers about the pros and cons of our teaching. Kathy joined us to facilitate the communication and we enjoyed good conversation and good food at our favorite little cafe on the square upon our return to Berlin.
The tacos with nice fresh salsa were delicious. Unlike our tacos, they were mostly roast beef wrapped in flour tortillas. Now time will tell whether or not the fresh salsa was a mistake. We've made it 5 hours now so that is a good sign. When uncooked veggies are washed in less than "pure" water it can be a problem and we usually avoid this on the street, but it was just too good to pass up! Perhaps you really don't want to know about the "outcome"!
Yanira and Ricardo were mostly kind in their comments but we all agreed that we wish we had started with grade level groups instead of the large group approach. This week we have done grade level groups for two days and we enjoyed the smaller groups. Ricardo and Yanira would have enjoyed having a grade level out of their classrooms for a time each day so they could better work with the remaining students. Yanira is trying to teach K - 2 in one room and Ricardo is teaching 3-6 in the other room...a little like a one room (or in this case, two room) school house. It has been a steep learning curve for both the students and for us!
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