5/1/10

Am exhausted today. Got a bouncer today. Had to explain addition and subtraction of integers to some of them. Funnily, that was even tougher than multiplication and division! Use of the real number line only confused them. Realise the enormity of the task set for primary school teachers, teaching fundamentals. Things become so obvious to us over time that we forget they can be confusing to children at the first sight.

Got a wonderful greeting card full of shaayari from P. Very touching and funny. I continue to be disarmed by their affection. A pity I can't meet them all tomorrow.