Comments on: Just improvise. http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/just-improvise.html The personal blog of the Cottrill family, Canadians living in Mexico. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:38:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/just-improvise.html/comment-page-1#comment-31779 Jim Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:14:00 +0000 http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/just-improvise.html#comment-31779 Oh, well, it went all right. I felt sorry for the poor teacher that had to listen to that stumbling Spanish for 8 hours or whatever it was, but it was an education for me, anyway. And that was the whole point, wasn't it? Oh, well, it went all right. I felt sorry for the poor teacher that had to listen to that stumbling Spanish for 8 hours or whatever it was, but it was an education for me, anyway. And that was the whole point, wasn’t it?

]]> By: Alan http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/just-improvise.html/comment-page-1#comment-31755 Alan Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:18:42 +0000 http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/just-improvise.html#comment-31755 Hey Jim How did this end up? How was your "teaching" times? (I couldn't help but notice the simillarities between this post and the one talking about Canadians in conflict, and how they will smile and nod on the spot... :) Hey Jim
How did this end up? How was your “teaching” times?
(I couldn’t help but notice the simillarities between this post and the one talking about Canadians in conflict, and how they will smile and nod on the spot… :)

]]> By: Jim http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/just-improvise.html/comment-page-1#comment-21237 Jim Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:13:16 +0000 http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/just-improvise.html#comment-21237 Sounds like fun all right. And kids are great because they speak at just the right level. ;) Sounds like fun all right. And kids are great because they speak at just the right level. ;)

]]> By: Michelle in MX http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/just-improvise.html/comment-page-1#comment-21193 Michelle in MX Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:37:18 +0000 http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/just-improvise.html#comment-21193 My uncle Mark Schultz (http://www.comimex.org/articulos/0042.htm) learned Spanish in a most unusual manner. He first worked at an orphanage in Tijuana. He would carry around a little notebook in his pocket, and he let the kids know that whenever tehy corrected his spanish (the first one to do it) would get a little tally mark by their name. At the end of a week (I think) he would then see who had the most tallys and they would get some small treat like a candy or something. Needless to say this pretty much assured that he was surrounded by willing volunteers just ready to correct his Spanish all the time. Fun, huh? My uncle Mark Schultz (http://www.comimex.org/articulos/0042.htm) learned Spanish in a most unusual manner. He first worked at an orphanage in Tijuana. He would carry around a little notebook in his pocket, and he let the kids know that whenever tehy corrected his spanish (the first one to do it) would get a little tally mark by their name. At the end of a week (I think) he would then see who had the most tallys and they would get some small treat like a candy or something. Needless to say this pretty much assured that he was surrounded by willing volunteers just ready to correct his Spanish all the time. Fun, huh?

]]> By: Jim http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/just-improvise.html/comment-page-1#comment-21159 Jim Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:25:24 +0000 http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/just-improvise.html#comment-21159 Yes, that does sound quite similar. Keren's pretty talented too - I could see her doing something like Borge when she's 80. :) Yes, that does sound quite similar. Keren’s pretty talented too – I could see her doing something like Borge when she’s 80. :)

]]> By: Alan http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/just-improvise.html/comment-page-1#comment-21143 Alan Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:46:14 +0000 http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/just-improvise.html#comment-21143 Oh my! Oh wow oh my. That's CRAZY Jim! I hope you don't mind, but I laughed out loud. What an opportunity, eh? Wow. I'm very curious to know how it all turns out. I'll pray for you whenever I think of it! AND that's an amazing video. It reminded me of a story from team. We were doing an assembly somewhere, and the principal asked Keren if she would play "Oh Canada" for them to start the assembly off. She said, "sure", but quickly realized that she didn't know how to play our anthem. She sorta made it up as she went. Later on the principal thanked for that... interesting arrangement. Ahhhh. Team... Al Oh my! Oh wow oh my. That’s CRAZY Jim! I hope you don’t mind, but I laughed out loud. What an opportunity, eh?
Wow.
I’m very curious to know how it all turns out. I’ll pray for you whenever I think of it!

AND that’s an amazing video. It reminded me of a story from team. We were doing an assembly somewhere, and the principal asked Keren if she would play “Oh Canada” for them to start the assembly off. She said, “sure”, but quickly realized that she didn’t know how to play our anthem. She sorta made it up as she went. Later on the principal thanked for that… interesting arrangement.
Ahhhh. Team…

Al

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