The first five steps, simply, are needed just to enter the school itself

The first five steps, simply, are needed just to enter the school itself. How many of us, as educators, have heard from others that we teach only because we can't do anything else?! Yet these same people will do anything to send their children to the best schools. Twenty six steps are needed to meet up with Connie the Conure, the noisy school mascot, and along the way, if one takes the time to read the engraved sign, one will note the English misspellings. I do wish I could have been the one to proofread that text.

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The twenty ninth step is needed to enter the Kindergarten room on the second floor. One can't but be impressed with the neatness and order even though it is occupied by dozens of young denizens whose tornadic activity is unique only to the most youthful.

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It is fifty third step that enables one to gain access into the realm where English is spoken. It is here the school's owner has his office, and it is here the first of the English classrooms are found. These classrooms are named after Disney characters such as Mickey and Donald. The rooms are cramped thanks to the large semi-circular table and all the little chairs for the little bodies. Use of the whiteboards is predicated upon how best to contort oneself without causing too much disruption to the students sitting up against the walls.

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The seventy seventh step is needed to enter the classrooms on the fourth floor. Here the rooms are named after animals: lion, monkey, elephant....strawberry. Something was lost in the translation, again, though it just adds to the quirky character of the school. The rooms are a bit larger on this floor, but so are the tables and most of the chairs. Some of the rooms have windows to allow the outside air in, while others do not. It takes 101 steps to finally reach the fifth floor classrooms whose names are meant to reflect core human values. Creative, curious, joyful, patient. The former trait is a necessity for the successful teacher whose students are learning difficult skills. The latter is what I sometimes believe I will be at the nearby hospital after a grinding and difficult day. One hundred and one steps necessary to succeed. It is usually just taking that first step up that sets the tone. The indifference, confusion, and cultural and language barriers are dealt with class to class. What doesn't work one day just might work the next, yet it only works with the dedication of one who cares to teach.