A NeverEnding Story...

Paid to learn

In half stupor, Flan walked along the dirt tracks towards her home. It's 9 pm and she was quite exhausted. Unlike the type she used to experience, where she felt literally drained of all her energy because she was strapped down on her chair the whole day, this one felt like she went for a workout! The books in her bags could most certainly double-up as dumb-bells if she wanted them to.
It's worth it! Flan comforted herself. See how J's mom was so grateful, that she thanked her, not once, but twice, for borrowing books for her child. And check out J's face: he eyes lit up at the sight of "Madagascar". Yes, it was definitely worth it.
Although she doesn't quite understand why the current syllabus is constructed the way they are these days, she could hardly complain. Afterall, she herself had learned so much:
1) A "sparr" is the young of a salmon...
2) Mount Olympus is where Zeus stays...
3) Alpha is a greek alphabet...
4) Wayside school is absurd but hilarious...
5) Harry won't die (potter I mean)...
6) "Jewelry" is the American spelling while "Jewellery" is the British's...
7) A Tabby-cat is the FEMALE cat while a Tom-cat is the MALE (oops, Mr Brown, I wouldn't have called you Tabby had known it's significance....)...
8) "Your" can be an adjective too!
9) A ten-year-old reveals her desire to be an artist and launches into a passionate speech about how Picasso models a nose so that it can be seen in all angles because he thinks that a nose is "beautiful" (What have they been teaching us in school?!)
Lastly:
10) Phrasal verbs are the hardest things to teach...

and that's just today.

posted by Flaneur @ 9:03 PM