July 21, 2010

Well, I've finally gotten everything into my room that I'll need for this next year at school and now just need to get it all put away which there's plenty of room to do because I've sorted through it all and pitched what I've not used in the past several years. I finally found the social studies and math textbooks in the office as they'd just not been brought to my room yet; all is well for textbooks.

Uncle York and I are going to try something a bit different this year and separate the boys and girls when we switch classes for my math and science subjects. Girls traditionally have had lower scores than the boys in both of those areas, and recent research strongly indicates that the girls are able to achieve at a higher level when they don't have to compete directly with the boys in class, so we're going to try it this year. President Via gave us his hearty endorsement. There are 18 girls and 11 boys in the fifth grade which should make for a most pleasant last hurrah!!! Uncle York mentioned our retirement party at dinner last evening, and he said he'd be glad to host it at his log home.!

We went to a concert of songs from award-winning films and musicals last evening in Greensboro and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thirty-eight songs all together performed by two sopranos, a delightful tenor, and a baritone all of whom who've done numerous performances here and abroad. Then enjoyed an Asian restaurant cuisine with a menu from many different countries. Such pleasant people to spend time with!


Exciting news, for me anyway, I may have a chance to join Theresa and Winston in Cuba next year and perhaps teach on the base there. I've contacted the government agency in regard to that possibility but haven't heard anything back as of now. Cuba is not high on the list of preferences so the chances of me getting a position there is reasonably good, according to Theresa! The other possibility is to have a volunteer position with the Florida State Parks and serve during the winter months alongside my sister- and brother-in-law and another brother-in-law. What a treat that would be as well!