Another day, another new experience...
Things done:
- First day as a NECDC facilitator assisting Atiqa with teaching the mechanics of motors to kids at Tampines Primary School. The session was from 9am to 1pm, and boy was it tiring! Please read that considering that I wasn't the one doing most of the talking!
Overall, it was a really good experience. It was great to see enthusiasm in the kids and also to see them actually make things, even if they aren't all successes. It was really quite priceless explaining to them that they could make anything they wanted- pokeball helicopter? Sure... Starbucks cup that moves around the table? Sure... Airplane that is also a helicopter (but also an airplane)? Sure. Their minds were blown by the fact that they didn't have to make something logical, and their eyes would really light up!
On a more serious note... it is quite hard drawing the line between having fun with the kids and remaining in charge. I realized that once they view you as a friend, then you've lost all control. With that in mind, it might be better to maintain a certain amount of distance, just for my own good.
- Drum practice followed by a movie over dinner- Deathproof. Was a pretty slow movie, but the end sequence was just fantastic!
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