On April 25, 2007 I conducted my second Salsa lesson with the students at Miliken Middle school. We met in the dance room for second period. The kids seem so excited to be learning Salsa and look like they are enjoying their time. I am having my students keep a journal about the experience of learning salsa, ect. This weeks follow up question dealt with having our song fly or our voice if this could happen where would you want it to travel and why? This related to the song lyrics of Celia Cruz and the first Stanza in the song. I also went over some words that were found in the first stanza that related to dance terminology.
I also conducted a session with Mrs. Rahamim's fourth period class. These students seem more alert and pick up a little faster than my second period students. There is one student who was beginning to be problematic but with my partner teacher's disciplinary techniques I think we will be okay. Although towards the end I think he was dancing without complaining. The kids in this class are extremely excited to have me teach their class, they even asked me in the beginning of class if I will be staying for 5th period as well.
While walking through the hallways at Miliken Middle school I found that students are beginning to say hi to me ...it's just an experience to have students say " Hi Miss P." ...it's such a feeling that you get. I am really glad to be making a difference in these kids life. It makes me happy to teach them the knowledge that I know about and the skills that I have learned to love! :-]
No comments:
Post a Comment