Thursday was Wai Kru Day, or Teacher Respect Day. A very big deal here, and the whole school participates in the ceremony. The teachers sit in chairs in rows in the middle, and the students are all sitting in their class rows on the sides. A few children from each class are selected ahead of time to present each teacher with a gift. Only it's not just walking up and handing it to us. There is music played, the selected students first kneel in front of us, the students offer up the decorated basket of books(symbolic of what we teach them being remembered and passed back and forth between learner and teacher), then they bow completely to the ground for a minute or two at our feet, until a certain part of the song cues them to sit back up. It is, for some teachers, a very awkward ceremony, as they feel children should not be bowing down to them. I would never ask a child to bow down to me, but I certainly didn't mind having a day solely designated for respecting me. Here are a "few" pictures from the day.
The littlest ones getting ready for the ceremony Wednesday after school
Students presenting Sert with a gift before the ceremony
Kristian, Me, Shyr, Rani and Colin
Harry, Melissa, Jeffrey, Me, Shyr, Bauj and Rani(sigh..without Harry I would look like a giant lol)
Tiniest little piccolo player
Students sitting with their gifts
Presenting bouquets to Christ
..and to the Sisters
A few of the gifts my other students gave me that day during class
The littlest ones getting ready for the ceremony Wednesday after school
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Looks interesting.
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