What do you do in a blackout? We usually try and continue on as normal, doing what we can. Now add the factors that it is 1:20pm, the temperature is over 35 degrees with only fans going in the classroom….and then…..the power goes out. I tried to continue on and finish the lesson (there was only 10 more minutes) but they were some hot minutes.
The clock hits 1:30 and the power is still off, so you can just picture how warm these boxed classrooms were getting. I sang songs with Kindergarten for 15 minutes and then accepted defeat. Class was over.
So for the rest of the afternoon school was finished. Children littered the main room or found some shade outside to play in. Teachers relaxed and fanned themselves as there was no way that we were continuing working.
Power outages are becoming more and more common. We have had two today. No one really knows why we are having these power cuts.
It is not easy coping without electricity. We become so dependent on the luxury that it brings. All of us rely on so many electrical devices to keep us going through the day. We need it to regulate the weather so we don’t over heat (or those back in Oz – freeze) and so we can live comfortable lives. I think I am learning to appreciate electricity more and more and am learning to adjust when it isn’t there, because really what else can you do.
