sunny!

YAY! today it's sunny and warm outside! 50 degrees!! has spring decided to show up? nope... snow in the forecast on friday.
Yesterday was a really fun/interesting day. I couldn’t go down to Frankfurt with Julian and Martin and Rac to drop Rac off at the airport, because I had to teach two classes yesterday morning by myself. (gulp) I had to teach one of my 6th grade classes, who tend to be screaming monsters, but they actually behaved themselves! At least, comparatively… They apologized to me for being screaming demons last week, and even brought me chocolate, which was a surprise… I then went on to teach one of my favorite 11th grade classes. All the kids write and understand English perfectly, but refuse to talk out loud, in English, in class. I like them because they all have fun senses of humor, and some character, but they don’t talk, at all!! Its very difficult to teach at them when there’s no reaction. I had them working in small groups, on “the Giver,” and when they had to talk, two of the groups actually did rock/paper/scissors to see who had to stand up and say anything. Any attempt on my part to involved them in a discussion was futile, so I spent most of the 45 minutes talking at them, and watching them stare at their own desks. Not great for someone who’s losing his voice… oh well! After that, I had a 6th grade class that was a little rowdy, and a 5th that’s awesome and fun, and then I went home. Hung out at home for a bit, then went grocery shopping (it was sunny and 45ish yesterday!!) and then came home, cooked dinner REALLY fast, and then ran off to stammtisch with Karen. Stamm was fun, a new kid came for the first time. He had spent a year in Maine, and his English was really good. After that, came home, ate some more, and Karen and I watched a soccer game with Julian. When it was over, we decided it was time to FINALLY watch the end of 28 days later. I told Karen to tell me if it got too scary, and we could turn it off. An hour later, movie was over, and Karen was curled up into a ball on my couch, her entire body covered by one of my blankets muttering “we need to watch something else” and “oh my god” over and over again. So, I entertained her with some mindless spoof comedy flick, and then sent her safely home. I’m quite proud of her for getting through it, I must say..
Today, my first class, an 8, had an exam, so I don’t have to go in for it, so I got to sleep in, and my next class is at 12:20. Then, I’m free again.
OOH, question for any film geeks: I’m reading “the giver” with my 11th grade class. Do you know of any movies that I could show to them that have anything to do with it, just so I can get them maybe a little bit more interested or involved?? Karen suggested “Pleasantville” to show the color thingy… any others?? Thx!