I had this student yesterday taking a grammar lesson…and she was all kinds of thirteen years old. Now, I’m not discrediting junior high school students or anything, but Akari didn’t seem like the kind of student who should be taking grammar. It wasn’t that she didn’t understand, it was more that some of the terminology used in the lesson was above her still. She was able to get through the first part of the lesson and the like, but it took a while in the explanation bit.
But we had fun with it. She was adorable. In one of her past comments, it said that she’s a good kid, just a little A-D-D. (Incidentally, she’s in her school band and she plays the drums. Having been friends with many percussionisists, this seemed mildly appropiate if you ask me.) How perfect for me! So we made it a fun class, or tried to all things considered. There were pictures drawn with the grammar explanations, and sound effects including the Jeopardy theme. There was even a special guest appearance by Shark Puppet.
When the bell rang, she was surprised. “Finished?!”
“Yeah, finished.”
She seemed sad to go. But since she is of true ADD fashion, she returned my spaz waving.
Akari was such a fun kid.
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