Tuesday's Title

It's crazy to think that we only have a few days left in the school. Tomorrow is a day off, so all that's left is Thursday, next Tuesday, and Wednesday. It's crazy, man. Crazy.

Tuesday is fun because it is the easiest day of the week. All my group had today was the 7th grade theater class of the Tempest. For today, they were coordinating a scene where all the characters were being drawn to the center of the island by Prospero. The teacher, Mrs. Bloomfield (the British one) had them doing it as a sort of interpretive dance. It's hard to explain, but essentially, each group would be moving at the same time, then some would stop and others would continue. Then, somehow, a puppet theater comes into play. The students seemed to know what she was talking about, though, so it all works out in the end.

Other than Theater class, it was smooth sailing from there. The three of us returned to the chateau. Drew and I met up with Liz and Emily (GSU) to go to the observatory/planetarium. When we got there, we found out it was closed until 2, so the ladies decided that it was a sign to go shoe shopping. Drew and I tagged along since it was something to do other than sit around at the chateau. So, we all went shoe shopping then grabbed lunch at a thai noodle place which was delicious. The ladies needed to go back to the chateau for class, so Drew and I proceeded to go to the planetarium. It was open this time, however it was only open for University needs, so we weren't allowed in. Our plans thwarted, we decided to return to the chateau and do some much needed laundry. I also picked up some hot chocolate from the market, as it was FREEEZING (literally) outside. The rest of the day was spent relaxing at home, reading, drinking hot chocolate, reading and playing games with the GSU people. I did cook some rabbit for dinner, which everyone was intrigued by, so point for Ryan!

School observations:
The threat of disciplinary action is a very effective tool. Proper classroom behavior must be taught and enforced to the students from an early age. Students were acting up in class and all it took was the threat of a "Behavioral warning" to get them back into line. From what I have seen in the past, students do not react well when it comes to the point where they get into serious trouble.