Spanish Class Okay
My first Spanish class was today. At first I was a little afraid that our professor was going to be easily distracted into discussing unrelated issues. But she's okay. She does use some Spanish that she has not yet told us, but she mostly explains everything in English. And she likes to explain the actual meaning of things as opposed to just making us memorize phrases.
She has a good sense of humor. She probably has a good mix of toughness (no late things are accepted--we have to do what she says when she says it, etc.) and niceness - explaining things, correcting us, giving us second chances, answering questions (more than once if necessary). She wants us to actually learn Spanish and to enjoy the process. And she really likes some things about the language and the culture.
And she has some of the traits of my favorite dance teacher. She shows examples and counterexamples of how to pronounce things. And she tells us way more things than she expects us to remember and will tell us again--more things will stick each time.
Facebook Quotes of the Day
DK - feeling pained at Lewisville Family & Urgent Care - Getting checked out cuz of my migraine.
Bad news. .. doctor said he can't do a brain transplant. Gave me some ibuprofen 800 and some antihistamine? ?? We'll see.
Oh and now I get to start a diary of when I get headaches. Joy.
SB - You may find the diary useful in discovering your triggers. And once you know those, you can work towards avoiding them. I think one of mine can be poor diet combined with fatigue. And protein seems to help them.
DM - Also, it does not have to be a boring journal. Let's say, for example, that your migraine is named Gigantor. "I really wanted to get home to a nice relaxing dinner when all of a sudden, Gigantor's shadow fell across my head. 'This kitchen ain't big enough for the both of us' I heard him say as I crawled into the dark bedroom and curled myself into a tiny doodle bug shape. Gigantor appears to be a tiny bit afraid of the dark. ..."
She has a good sense of humor. She probably has a good mix of toughness (no late things are accepted--we have to do what she says when she says it, etc.) and niceness - explaining things, correcting us, giving us second chances, answering questions (more than once if necessary). She wants us to actually learn Spanish and to enjoy the process. And she really likes some things about the language and the culture.
And she has some of the traits of my favorite dance teacher. She shows examples and counterexamples of how to pronounce things. And she tells us way more things than she expects us to remember and will tell us again--more things will stick each time.
Facebook Quotes of the Day
DK - feeling pained at Lewisville Family & Urgent Care - Getting checked out cuz of my migraine.
Bad news. .. doctor said he can't do a brain transplant. Gave me some ibuprofen 800 and some antihistamine? ?? We'll see.
Oh and now I get to start a diary of when I get headaches. Joy.
SB - You may find the diary useful in discovering your triggers. And once you know those, you can work towards avoiding them. I think one of mine can be poor diet combined with fatigue. And protein seems to help them.
DM - Also, it does not have to be a boring journal. Let's say, for example, that your migraine is named Gigantor. "I really wanted to get home to a nice relaxing dinner when all of a sudden, Gigantor's shadow fell across my head. 'This kitchen ain't big enough for the both of us' I heard him say as I crawled into the dark bedroom and curled myself into a tiny doodle bug shape. Gigantor appears to be a tiny bit afraid of the dark. ..."