Day of the Teacher

Friday, April 26^th marked the celebration of Teacher Day at Asuncion Christian Academy. Not only was it a modified day (with student dismissal at 12:00 instead of 2:30) the teachers also swapped classes with one another for the first two hours of the day. It brought variety to the students’ day and many of the teachers had fun teaching a different grade level for the morning. The art teacher taught Guarani (the native language in Paraguay), the 4^th grade teacher taught high school math, and Brandon switched places with the high school English teacher. In true Brandon fashion, it was not enough to merely trade classrooms and job descriptions. No, they had to swap wardrobes, too.

He passed along a pair of his baskeball shorts, dri-fit t-shirt, wide-brimmed hat and whistle while he sported MY jeans and top for the day, plus a blonde wig. Needless to say, they were the talk of the school.

The day also brought a mountain of gifts from students ranging from candy to ties to Nike hats! Students paraded by throughout the day, dropping off gifts on Brandon’s desk and wishing him a happy teacher’s day.

The administration also had students write about each teacher on multi-colored slips of paper that were then rolled into tubes and stacked into a clear glass jar. Here’s a sampling of some of the comments Brandon received:

“I appreciate Mr. T because I get to run more laps without getting tired.”

“I appreciate Mr. T because he always gets owned by me in volley J”

“I appreciate Mr. T because you’ve pushed me to be the best I can and a leader in soccer! You make me laugh and always ask me how I’m doing.”

“I appreciate Mr. T because he is kind.”

“I appreciate Mr. T because you’re funny and you let me know how to kick a ball hard with my stupid leg J”

“I appreciate Mr. T because he keeps me healthy.”

“I appreciate Mr. T because he cares about my life, my grades and all my classes in general. He makes me fit. He encourages me to be a good students, soccer player, daughter, and sister.”

“I appreciate Mr. T because he encourages me to keep moving forward.”

“I appreciate Mr. T because even though your job is usually to tell me what I’m doing wrong, you tell me how to change so that I can push myself to become better. I really respect and hunger for you advice about everything.”