Givin' my room Flair

When my sister asked what I wanted from India, I asked if she would get me curtains for my classroom. Not only do I love the colors and fabrics of India...but material is much cheaper there than it is here in Korea. So she graciously agreed to pick-out and purchase some curtains for me.

My parents did the world's greatest thing of suprise visiting my sister in India--she had NO idea they were coming. That is a great story, but not the one I am telling. Anyhow, since they were in India and shopping a lot, my mom and Alicia made it a goal to pick-out curtains for my classroom together. I am pretty sure my dad was tagging along...

They did an awesome job! I absolutely LOVE my curtains and my classroom is the world's best classroom. Just stepping into my classroom makes you want to sit down and learn! Thanks Mommie and Alicia for doing such a fabulous job!

Not only did Alicia get to pick the material out, have them made into curtains, lug them in her suitcase to Korea, but she also got the priveledge of ironing them and then helping me hang them in my classrooom. This is the little space we carved out of the mess of my room for her to iron the curtains on the broken ironing board that refused to go up any higher!

We completely forgot to take a picture in front of the curtains while she was here...so sad! It was not until just a few days ago that I remembered to get this shot so that my mom could see how the curtains turned out since she dedicated some brain power to choosing a fabric.

RESPONSES from individuals veiwing my classroom post-curtains and everything else...

"Your classroom just makes me want to sit down and learn." -I didn't make that one up...a student and a teacher on completely different occasions said that.

"This doesn't look like a math classroom."

"Your classroom is my favorite classroom to come to."

--I love the honesty and how she said classroom and not class--math is not her favorite, but she does like the classroom.

I have had several people (student, fellow teacher, and parent)ask me, "Do you like art?"...at least in a round about way. Math and art are not the normal combination so they are alwasy a little uncertain as they ask.

Other just walked by, glanced at the curtains, and just kept going...not sure what that means.