The first Friday in October here is national Teacher's Day. Just like on September 1st (Knowledge Day and first day of school), I could tell something was up from the minute I left my apartment in the morning. Children everywhere....with flowers and gifts (for their teachers). Festivities actually began yesterday (Thursday). The children left school early, and the teachers had a party complete with teacher performances, a saxophone player, endless wine/champagne/fruit/sweets, and merriment.
Gifts started flowing from the students yesterday as well. I received a bottle of perfume from one of my second graders, which I traded with a Russian colleague for a more desirable gift that he received from one of his students:
It's okay that I traded away some perfume yesterday...today I received more. I also received chocolates, teas, coffee, cookies, a generous gift card to a book store, and of course; flowers.
...I could get used to this Teacher Day business. I would be OK if the states stole this idea from Russia.
The English teachers were asked to perform something during the celebration yesterday, so we recorded our version of Justin Bieber's "Baby". It is silly, and if you would like to have a chuckle as I completely embarrass myself...check it out on my Facebook wall.
Go back and count how many times I used the word "received" in this post. Ah, where's my thesaurus when I need it...
-Gina
Gifts started flowing from the students yesterday as well. I received a bottle of perfume from one of my second graders, which I traded with a Russian colleague for a more desirable gift that he received from one of his students:
It's okay that I traded away some perfume yesterday...today I received more. I also received chocolates, teas, coffee, cookies, a generous gift card to a book store, and of course; flowers.
...I could get used to this Teacher Day business. I would be OK if the states stole this idea from Russia.
The English teachers were asked to perform something during the celebration yesterday, so we recorded our version of Justin Bieber's "Baby". It is silly, and if you would like to have a chuckle as I completely embarrass myself...check it out on my Facebook wall.
Go back and count how many times I used the word "received" in this post. Ah, where's my thesaurus when I need it...
-Gina
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