"Oh hi there!" Like she remembered me. I asked her how she remembered me and she said, "You have a very unique voice." I paused for a couple of beats. Distinct was good, eloquent or melodic are desirable, but unique is questionable.
Today I subbed at an alternative high school - a school for those having trouble in a regular setting. They were small classes with many absent. The day was low-key - in high school classrooms especially, I seem to have plenty of time to study Turkish or read a book as students work. Today the students were finishing up projects. One new teacher in her fifties led a morning class (much to the student's chagrin). It was a good lesson, but the kids were uninterested. The woman herself was interesting, but I guess it was the way she presented the lesson, or herself that left the kids quickly bored. The class finished and she told me, "They were at 125% today." I wasn't sure if she was serious or not, but later in the day, the other teachers were surprised I was coming back the next day. I guess I'll see how it goes tomorrow.
The woman told me her son-in-law and daughter had been unemployed for a year. He's a lawyer and she is currently doing wedding coordinating on the side.
These times sure seem wide spread.
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