First Semester Successes
I made it to the end of the first semester teaching French and German for the first time in forever. I must say it turned out well overall. We had our struggles, yes, but overall it worked out. After Montreal I was aware of my limitations in French but we all grew from there. Most success this year was probably with the French classes since I was able to reach out with them over Google Hangout with several excellent guest speakers on some very meaningful topics. We talked to Steve Kaufman about language learning, Manuela Da Silva about the dangers of plastics, Athalo Carao about sharing international postcards, Oak Ridge Arboritum about saving the Monarchs, Josh Feinsilber about his Gimkit game and the future. Most recently Ranger Lauren came from Fort Loudoun to tell us about the French and Indian War and why it matters to our community. The German class participated in Global Collaboration week by presenting a PowerPoint on the foods we eat. I also got second period French started on