WHAT?????

Not Sick.

Not Dead.

Not Away.

Just not writing.

LOL

Back to the office yesterday after a busy long weekend teaching four really nice,

interesting ladies.

I am required to have 5 students to run class.

Last month I had 5.

For one hour.

Ran the balance of the 4 days with 2 people.

This month I sent a text to the recruiter.

"It is 7:45.  I am alone."

(Registration starts at 7:00, class starts at 8:00.)

Luckily, about 2 minutes later, they started showing up.

One of them mentioned that our address is wrong on the website.

Several months ago we moved to a different suite.

For some reason, this month the website went back to our old address.

So at 7:15, one of the students (who owns the bakery next door)

noticed a man pull up, walk to the old suite, try the door, peak inside at an obviously

empty office, get back in his car and drive away.

Eventually, by just after 8:00, I had 4 students.

But I called and claimed five, since the other guy "might" come back.

(grin)

Anyhow.

It was a good class.

They were fun.

They were funny.

They were interesting.

They were interested.

But they were NOT getting it!

I go through a pile of flashcards that we use throughout class to reinforce the information.

Each time, I read the question.

Then I pause and wait for a response.

If I get nothing, then I give a couple of multiple choice answers.

Sometimes I do some "pantomime hints".

(What modifies a policy?  Answer:  Rider. 

Hint?  Make a horse with your hand and use your other hand to add a rider..... elementary, but it works!)

Usually when I offer the right answer choice the light comes on and they jump on it.

By the end of the 4 days, they generally need no prompts and often answer before I finish the question.

Not this group.

Read the question.

Nothing.

Prompts.

Nothing.

Facial / arm gestures.

Nothing.

Like blank stares and crickets.

So, I wasn't too surprised that 2 passed and 2 didn't.

One passed with a 73.5 and the other with a 75.

Usually I get nearly everyone passed with high 90's.

I have NO idea what went wrong.

But I didn't like it.

I'm really happy to have this weekend off.

And I'll hit the ground running the following weekend.

And THESE people SHALL PASS!