When life gives you lemons, carve watermelons! Or something like that...
Christy, one of the many great teachers we work with, hosted a watermelon carving party last weekend. The kids in these pictures belong to Chris and Nichole, two other great staff members at the school. The whole idea just made me think about how challenging, and sometimes even fun, it can be to come up with creative solutions to some of the problems we face here:
- Non-English speaking student can’t understand what you’re saying? Say it differently. Still can’t? Get a dictionary or another kid to translate. Still having trouble? Gesticulate wildly and at least get a smile.
- Kids aren’t getting to class on time? Leave mints on their desk and collect them off empty desks when class starts.
- Books being left all over the school? Open a book jail and charge bail (proceeds to benefit the senior class, of course).
- Craving Chick-fil-a? Go to Peter Pan.
- No electricity? Turn on your headlamp. Dropped your headlamp and broke it? Light a candle. Can’t find one? Go to bed.
- Don’t have pumpkins to carve in October? Carve watermelons!
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