I went to sleep quite early last night so waking up early wasn't too bad. After getting to the school, the 1st thing I did was help a 5th grade teacher put up posters around her room. The rest of my day consisted of mostly grading. This was not my favorite thing to do, but I have a deep respect for teachers who grade and spend basically their entire days at work. The way the teachers teach is amazing because they really seem to want to teach the children, and when the teachers want the students to learn, then the students will want to learn. Two things stuck out to me today. I don't really know why the first one stuck out to me so much since I have already seen how well-behaved the children are. I was in a classroom and a student ran into the classroom. The teacher simply looked at the student and calmly told him to go back outside and "try that again." Without a word the student walked outside and walked back in. I half-expected the student to put up a fight but he just did as he was told without uttering a word, and for some reason I was very, very impressed.
The second thing I noticed was how down-to-earth the teachers were. In the classroom, they may appear as disciplinarians, but they are actually really cool people. Today I sat in the teacher's lounge and had an extraordinarily chill conversation with the teachers about how we would stay alive if we were in the book The Hunger Games. I realize that these teachers are almost the same age as us, but its nice to know that though they take their jobs seriously, they are also just as laid back. I have respect for these young people, basically dedicating their lives to teach at KIPP so that students can have a chance at life. They are doing such a big service, it's impressive. Well, that's all for now!
-Tola L
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