Another
restless night and stomach pains
What
did I eat that made me so sore?
I
didn’t have anything scheduled for work
but
checked the availability as I was
willing
to work at the middle school today.
No
jobs were posted. Just as well.
I
thought perhaps I would sleep for much
of
the day and then I received a text.
I
really like working with the aide who text me.
If
it had been anybody else, I would have said “NO”
but
I got dressed and scraped my things together.
Roland
fixed me a lunch. And then I was off.
The
morning drive was in thick fog.
I
thought that would mean sun and
heat
during the day, but it was cold.
All
day. I only had to be outside two times
for recess.
In
each class I’m supposed to help with phonics
And
letter sounds. What a confusing
language!
ONE
– a word that rhymes with “sun” or “fun”
–
where are the phonics?
Nobody
looks at the “O” and expects a “wwww” sound.
What
the hey?
One
student asked for the pronunciation of “doughnut”
which
is often spelled “D_O_N_U_T”. That makes
sense.
Well,
sort of. Can “u” and “a” be pronounced
the same?
I
think “a” has a variety of sounds:
dance, carnation, awesome, alligator
and
what is up with the “gh” sound?
Laugh, ghost, dough or “oo”
Cook, food, door
And
once again why is the spelled a
different
from the written a? Lest we
not forget
c as in city or c as in cake?
chocolate, school, charade
and
what is up with the spelling of “choir”?
The
only part to be read phonetically is the “r”
The
i is pronounced,
but in the wrong place.
So
how does the letter “O” fit in that scenario?
Oh,
the things I think about when I am at my job.
