Our newest addition might be a bit of a challenge, since he's in 8th grade now and it's his first year with us. But I think he's catching on to the way things work. It's also an interesting contrast between him and the kids who have been there for years. The difference in personalities, and what they try to get away with, or how far they try to take it before realizing the jig is up. It shows me that we are making a difference in these kids' lives and that we should keep it up.
I'm glad that we only started with the high school and middle school for the first couple weeks. It means that they have access to whatever they need early on in the school year, so they have no reason to fall behind. It also means that they get some time to themselves and have more ownership of the program. So often, after the younger kids start, the older kids are counted on to help with the younger kids. Which I think they actually like most of the time. They like that they're given more responsibility, and the younger kids really look up to them. But at the same time, they're still kids too.
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| See? I really do go there! |
As for the HOT. We've learned that this building was built before air conditioning was even conceived of... so it's hot. It's hotter inside than it is outside, most of the time. And there's no way to add air to the building! Even if we had a portable window console a/c, they have to go in an OPEN window, one without bars on it. We don't happen to have any that don't have bars that also open.
Luckily, our kids will stick out the heat just to watch us sweat.
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