tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416616238798541625.post6550871652852573277..comments2023-10-30T08:18:35.320-07:00Comments on Sixteen Months in Dominica: My pedagogy leaves no stone unturned.Mark and Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11895999240850435498noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416616238798541625.post-51759008629000388742011-03-17T08:50:32.553-07:002011-03-17T08:50:32.553-07:00The Quiet Game only works for the very young. But ...The Quiet Game only works for the very young. But typically, when I had a massive headache and couldn't take it anymore, I would tell the kids some really involved story about something evil, and then tell them that if we were going to go on a walk past evil creature's habitat we were going to have to be very quiet. Then I would take them on a 15 walk somewhere. <br />I also used to bring up staring contests a lot. Because for some reason when you pair the kids up for staring contests they stopped talking (surely mustering all concentration into the task at hand). Then if you did it tournament style all the kids would be quiet watching the other kids staring at each other.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00712351929824791300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416616238798541625.post-73463310389091715732011-03-15T11:13:36.421-07:002011-03-15T11:13:36.421-07:00The 7 year olds don't exist. Or else they don&...The 7 year olds don't exist. Or else they don't look like 7- year olds.<br /><br />What's the quiet game? I need to know this game, for my own teacherly purposes.<br /><br />No, they pretty much all found regular rocks, and were super excited to show them to their parents. We saw no agates, but one of them found a rock shaped like a heart. He's from Venezuela, and when he saw his mom, he said: "Mama, mira, un corazone!" (or something like that)Mark and Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11895999240850435498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416616238798541625.post-14078817051821985852011-03-14T22:50:23.943-07:002011-03-14T22:50:23.943-07:00You left out important details! Did anyone find c...You left out important details! Did anyone find cool stuff? Do you get agates over there? Did kids bring you non-rocks? E.g. sea glass and shells and things?Marika Keslernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416616238798541625.post-22822956179773852002011-03-14T08:11:35.585-07:002011-03-14T08:11:35.585-07:00This reminds me of the "quiet game" that...This reminds me of the "quiet game" that I used to play with the kids in Scotland.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00712351929824791300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416616238798541625.post-17967986481132235912011-03-13T10:00:22.187-07:002011-03-13T10:00:22.187-07:00What did the 7 year olds do?What did the 7 year olds do?Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857058016955014923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416616238798541625.post-4244638993952706332011-03-12T09:24:28.802-08:002011-03-12T09:24:28.802-08:00so cute.so cute.Cindy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05440402688850487599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416616238798541625.post-68029183499740722782011-03-12T05:51:55.710-08:002011-03-12T05:51:55.710-08:00Those kids... for a second I thought you were lea...Those kids... for a second I thought you were leading up to "and then Ben through his extra two rocks at Charlie's head." But your ending was much nicer than that.Katie Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06274233692070190243noreply@blogger.com