High School Spanish

I had the opportunity to fill in for a high school Spanish teacher.  I could tell she liked teaching her subject just by how fun her room looked.  It was filled with the many different aspects of the Spanish culture.  There were posters in Spanish, movie posters, cartoon posters, sombreros and Mexican woven blankets and above the chalkboards were many of the most common phrases used in Spanish.

She had taught for a long time.  One student told me she lived in Venezuela, where the Spanish is a little different from the more common Mexican Spanish we have in Oklahoma.  She lived in Venezuela for about 25 years.  On her desk were two coveted items that would be reminders for her to keep working hard even when she gets tired of it all. . . She had been teacher of the year twice!

I enjoyed her classroom and the students.  I asked two students what class is like when the teacher is there.  They told me she likes it quiet.  I thought it had to be a little noisy to practice the Spanish but they said for the most part, it's quiet.  She teaches Spanish 1 through 4.