Tea: Pu Erh Dante with vanilla
Music: Bob Walkenhorst, "Jan Vermeer"
Time: Night
Just over six months into my volunteer teaching gig -- working with fourth graders once a week on creative writing -- I'm about to find out what kind of an instructor I really am.
That's right. I'm giving my first real test: on poetic language, haiku, cinquains and limericks.
We reviewed last week, and everyone seemed to do well. But in a way, I may be more nervous than they are about tomorrow's exam. I want them all to succeed on it, but I also don't want to set the bar so low that succeeding isn't a challenge.
So once again, I'm reminded what a balancing act full-time teaching must be. Here's hoping I manage to strike the right balance tomorrow.
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