This afternoon, Andrew was telling me about a transition meeting he had today with a non-English speaking parent. As we were talking, I busted out laughing remembering a funny story from my days as a teacher assistant. Many of you may not know how much I love the Spanish language and how much I love to TRY (operative word) to use my limited skills.
Well, I had one sweet little girl named Maria in our class who I LOVED! She was adorable, and so sweet. She was actually one of our lower students, even having trouble in her heart language. Her mom spoke limited English, enough for me to try out my Spanish skills and her to laugh at me.... and me to help her with her English pronunciations. Everything written we sent home with the students, I tried to accurately translate for them. Most everything was relatively easy; until the big "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" field trip.
Some of the sentence structures were over my head translation wise with the information sheet and permission slip so I decided to use Babel Fish to help. Babel Fish is an online translation tool that you can type in English and it automatically translates for you. I finished her permission slip and sent it home over a weekend. That Monday her mom shows up with a cake and laughing at me. (She made several cakes for me that year- I really loved this family!) Apparently, my slip asked permission for myself and the lead teacher to take Maria turkey hunting using real guns! HAHA My lead teacher never let me live it down! Of course, AFTER I send this slip home, the ESL teacher tells me, "yay, babel fish isn't that reliable." Thanks a little late! ha
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Oh, my sweet Maria! She was my student the year before. That is such a cute story!
Soooo funny! Love this story.
I forgot she was at Pinehurst for 2nd, Juli! I hope you, Aaron, and the Kids are doing well!
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