3rd Class

So, we did a big recruiting announcement before this class and our efforts paid off with the assistance of one new student this week.

Every week near the church there is a dance class. This isn´t just any dance class. This class is a class for those aged 65+. Almost all of the elderly ladies and many of the elderly men attend this class. It is run through the health clinic and is taught by a middle aged Mexican man whose name I didn´t catch. We attended on invitation from Lupita. Chris had the wonderful idea to ask the instructor if we could make an announcement at the end of the class. The instructor aproved and we made our announcement at the end of class.

What was unexpected was the inspirational talk that the instructor gave afterward. I have so much respect for this man. He is passionate about his work, loves what he does, and recognizes its importance. He spoke to these elderly men with their wooden broom handle canes, and these older women dancing in dresses and aprons about their importance. He talked about how when they first came to class they had felt old and feeble and were unable to move much. Moving on, he talked about how coming to class made them stronger and able to move. With true passion, he talked about how they need to exercise their minds just as much and take care of themselves.

The result was a lot of talk and 1 new student.

Our class was lovely, from last time I had learned that it would be a good idea to print some papers to keep some of the students occupied in order to give more attention to those that need it. This really helped, and I was able to sucessfully juggle helping 3 students with full one-on-one attention.

All of the students are progressing, and I am so proud of them. I learned that subtraction is hard to teach without visual aids, and I will be printing some to bring to the next class.

Later, in the week we passed by the instructor Conce´s house. We will be picking up a book next week in order to better plan our lessons.