The best of both worlds: Teaching and Learning

Picture of my Infant I class (1st grade)

Well the pass couple of days have been very interesting.  The teachers here in San Pedro do not have any classroom management skills. I keep thinking about all of the things I learned back home in the States.  I want to try new things, but I don't want to step on any ones toes.  However, my teacher is very open to new things.  I think she would be willing to let me do more things with her class. I definitely need to talk to her more about it.






When you walk into the room for the first time, its a complete shock.  I am use to way different things in the States.  We have a lot bigger classroom with so many supplies and computers to use.  It definitely puts another perspective on how to do things.  The teachers here come out of high school and teach! One of the other girls I am with, her teacher is 18! I am 25 and thinking back to when I was 18, I don't think I could be a teacher right out of High School.

The students are wonderful, but they all shout at once and get up out of their seats constantly.  I feel overwhelmed watching my teacher deal with the chaos that's going on.  I watch her and she does not seem stressed at all.  I am not trying to sound rude, but when I taught them the math I felt like they listened to me more than they listened to her.  I don't know if it's because I have might have a more of an authoritative voice than she does.  I see that she wants to do classroom management.  She has even asked me for advice and I am happy because I have a lot of great ideas to share.

I love being at Isla Bonita and it is such a wonderful experience.  We ride our bikes to school and then we walk to get lunch. I am excited about the days to come and then our service project week (next week).  I am definitely excited when more people from NC come down in week 4!

We have found a new place to eat for super cheap!! I ate 4 toastadas and had a full glass of watermelon juice for 5BZD (2.50 USD) and it was very satisfying. Some of the girls wanted something chocolate so we decided to go to the ice cream shop. I got a cup of German Chocolate with chocolate sprinkles for 4BZD (2 USD) SOOOO Yummy!

Last night, we finally went on our big group dinner and we went to Hurricanes (which sits right on the water). It was dark so I didn't take a pic, but I will take one and post it later.  However, I wanted to get the nachos for my dinner but Dr. K decided to get 2 plates of those for appetizers so I had to change my plan to this!

Belizean Shrimp Quesadillas

Have a great night America! See you soon!