Hypothesis: If the PCV is placed in a classroom with 18 non-English speaking 5 year old, she will be very successful, after all Americans can do anything.
Materials:
- 18 non-English speaking 5 year olds
- 1 Peace Corps Volunteer
- nothing else
Procedure:
- Ask the PCV is she will go play with the ECE (Kindergaren) because their teacher had to leave to take care of a sick child.
- Do not give the PCV any lesson plans, or ideas of how to entertain said students
- Have 4 or 5 of the students parents sit nearby and observe all of the mayhem going on in the ECE classroom.
- Arrange with PUC to cut the power so there will be no lights or fans in the classroom.
Observations:
- PCV seemed to do well entertaining the children for the first 10 minutes with a known favorite of their, Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom
- PCV then led the children through renditions of Head, Shoulders, Knees, and toes in both languages
- PCV sang several rounds of Ring Around the Rosie
- PCV then joined the students in a local circle game
- PCV looked astonished when she looked at her watch to see that she still had 40 minutes to fill
- PCV had children hanging on her
- Children started fighting over who could violate the PCVs personal bubble the most completely
- PCV continued to sing a variety of songs in both English and Pohnpeian, and continued to looked exasperated when there was still huge amount of time to fill
Conclusion:
It is fun to torture our Peace Corps!
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