Have you ever had to live in a foreign country for an extended period of time? Have you ever gone to a school where the language spoken is not the one you know? I haven't had to do either. In fact, being in a country where I don't know the language is a phobia of mine. I'm a woman of a certain age, and I've never traveled abroad.
Many of my students are from the Dominican Republic, but most of them can speak and write pretty good English. (Reading is difficult for them -- it's like translating. No fun.)
This year I have a young man who does not speak very good English. He is struggling mightily. And we have no Foreign Language specialists on our staff.
I gave all of my 150 students a questionnaire to fill out about themselves. Struggling Student had so many heart-wrenching answers that I got teary-eyed.
Apparently the only enjoyment this kid has in his life is baseball. Every other answer had something to do with baseball. Finally came the clincher:
Question: If I could have anything I wanted, it would be .......
His answer: "A good baseball glove."
Do any of my three readers have a good baseball glove sitting around in a box, unloved and unwanted? What a simple request! I would buy him one myself if I hadn't gotten a hefty pay cut.
It's against the rules for a teacher to give a student a gift. However, there is a tenured teacher working in the building, and she could (and would) give him the glove if I did (and would) give it to her.
Send me an email (through my profile) if your diamond days are in the past, but the equipment remains.
PS - Tenure is a wonderful thing.
2 comments:
How big are his hands? Right-handed?
What a lovely thought. I hope you find him the glove.
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