I thought Frank McCourt's demeanour was calm and inviting and he seemingly had much more knowledge than he gave on in the short interview we watched. I believe his upbringing is the largest contributor to his effectiveness as a teacher.
As much as I could revisit Frank McCourt's interview, I think the thing I took away the most away from the first class was the grapes in the garden. I would be lying if I said I was thrilled to hear our class would be held outside in a garden, and lying still if on the walk there I was eagerly looking forward to it. I was sweaty, my bag was heavy and as widely worn as they are, Air Force Ones are not good walking shoes (however I will be using them for Garden days due to their durability). When I got to the garden, I was still caught up in all the feelings of exhaustion I had until I saw grapes...I love grapes. It was the catalyst that allowed me to really see what I was around.
Something that struck me was my tentativeness to touch the produce. I'm so conditioned to seeing them neatly arranged in a grocery store that I never considered where they came from and it was shocking to me, my inability to touch them and think they needed to be washed before eaten. I forgot that nature isn't the issue, it's us putting pesticides on them that requires washing.
We need to get outside more.
Grapes!!
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