I learned so many varied and interesting things about my students last week. One girl was attacked by a bear and has a scar to prove it; one young lady is into boxing, while another girl can break boards. One student has lost eighty pounds and might be on Oprah; one young man already has a working knowledge of several skills: plumbing, auto repair, and even some electrical; and another young man is a budding executive with his own lawn mowing business. Some have enviable talents such as playing the piano, an instrument, tennis, golf, swimming, dancing or drawing. Several have had to overcome adversities to get to where they are today. Others were just simply entertaining, and or informative.
This week we will complete our speeches by at least Wednesday. Students will turn in their listening notes on the speakers for credit. We should finally be able to get to our listening survey and a couple of listening exercises. When all of the speeches are completed, I will print out present grades to take home. The speeches have really helped most students' grades which I am always happy to see because the course is set up with the greatest weight being placed on oral presentations--skipping a speaking assignment can be devastating to a student's average.
Remember to speak up, speak out, and speak the truth.
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