A mother’s love, so strong and true
The guiding hand was not guiding you
A little Emporer enjoys the spoils
Whilst the princess humbly toils
Slowly the empire will expand
And falls away any guiding hand
Is what you learned enough to rule
The head and heart of a simple fool?
Today I’m feeling:
Unsure. Last night I could feel an oncoming tickle in my throat, I thought, perhaps from burning garbage smoke in the air. I slept early and woke up feeling ok but with more of a sore throat. There are a few sick students again recently, including Baipad and Apple who I see on most mornings.
Now, mid-way through the day I’m feeling on the edge. I could either recover and be ok by tomorrow or this will snowball into a full-blown flu or cold. Trying to stay positive through whatever happens.
Today I’m grateful for:
The almond croissant that Amy bought and we shared today. I’m not that into them so I wouldn’t usually buy one for myself but I found it sweet and tasty, a good post-dinner dessert this evening.
The best thing about today was:
At the end of my extra class with the grade 10s today I asked 4 of the students if the work was ok and they told me they enjoyed it and it was fun. I was happy to hear that. I had fun teaching it too.
Something I learned today?
The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
Review your acts, and then for vile deeds chide yourself, for good be glad. — Discourses 3.10
As normal, I guided a few struggling students through their work and thought perhaps that they needed some extra information that would help them with this in the future. I think I had an expectation that they already understood this grammar (present simple verbs, positive and negative) but whilst a few knew it, many did not. I need to make the lesson a little clearer if I decide to use it again.
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