Apr
27
“Take Your Child to Work Day–2013”
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Thursday, April 25, 2013, was “Take Your Child to Work Day.” Two of the grandchildren, Thomas (12) and Tabitha (almost 11) came to work with me at Delaware County Community College.
Since we needed to leave the house by 6:30 AM, Thomas and Tabitha stayed at our house over night. On Thursday, we were up early, and ready to go.
My first class on Thursdays is at 8 AM. Since this class time conflicted with the registration time for the kids, Thomas and Tabitha came to my first class with me. I teach Mathematics for Elementary Education Majors I at that time. It was a fitting class for Thomas and Tabitha to observe. They had the opportunity to experience a lesson on the Set of Real Numbers. Also, my students had the opportunity to meet the young ones. It was like “field experience” for my Elementary Education Majors, only the “field” came to them.
I didn’t want to have Thomas and Tabitha miss registration and the first activities, yet I thought it not wise to have them navigating the campus on their own, so I asked one of my students if she would please escort them over to the staff dining room.
Between my classes, I checked on the kids, and found them in a computer class. It seemed that they were enjoying themselves.
I taught my next class, and then met the kids for lunch in the faculty/staff lunchroom.
I then went back to my office while the kids toured the observatory and enjoyed some “weird science.” We met again at 4 PM. An enjoyable day! Many thanks to DCCC HR for planning the day of activities.
One of the many blessings recorded for us in the Bible is, “The Lord bless you out of Zion, and may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life. Yes, may you see your children’s children” (Psalm 128:5-6, nkjv). I am grateful that we have been blessed with these precious treasures, and grateful for being able to spend time with them.
