What an Amazing Teacher

First off, I think it is safe to say if there was a first year teacher award at our school it would be Tara's. She is the Renaissance woman teaching math, science, health and tutoring three students after school. Side note, I have picked up one language arts tutoring gig myself. Don't tell anyone I can't spel.

One Wednesday night Tara's Food and Nutrition class hosted their dinner for the semester. The students picked a Mexican theme and made burritos, Chimichangas, some good guacamole and bean dip, and apple filled tortillas. There would have been churros too, but someone used the tablespoon instead of teaspoon when adding salt. I think I had to call Grandma Gloria with that question a long time ago during a baking adventure when I was home alone. Tara and the kids worked from 2:30pm-9:30pm. The guests (parents and teachers) said the food was wonderful, and I think they meant it.  The students go through quite the transformation.  Few if any had ever cooked and some had never washed a dish in their life at the start of the semester.  In the end, the kids were satisfied with having completed a task that seemed much to large 30 minutes before the parents arrived, and Tara and I were able to reminisce about crazy restaurant life.

We have only two and a half weeks of school left now and are getting more excited by the day for our Ireland trip and coming home.

Here are some pictures from the evening.

Ray stepping in to do a little supervising.  No one lost any fingers.  Good job Ray!

The group from our compound.  Baby Dylan looks tired.

The Crowd of 50 people

A very tired Tara was given flowers from her class for "[making] this semester amazing" as one student wrote on her card.