It's the rainy season here in Dominica and does it rain! Not the cold shivery grey rain of northern Europe, the "Raining cats and dogs!" as the older folk say, (or the "raining Datsun cogs" as the children joke), but the rain that warmly dashes down when you are snuggly in bed to make you feel good that the water tank is filling. Or the clowning about rain when you go out in it in a T shirt and shorts and scrub the veranda, laughing and coming in drenched ready for an inside shower and a drink. This warm rain cascades down the Dominican waterfalls, tumbles to fall in the 365 rivers, fills up deserted natural swimming pools all over the island and is wet, wet, wet!
But, despite all this clean water, the children are thirsty! They are not reminded to drink, so they are dehydrated and fidgetty in class. Brains need to be squidgy to work well, to concentrate and to learn. De-hydrated brains shut down. So do bodies!
However, I already know of two forward looking schools here, where children are allowed to drink from their bottle of water whenever they need to. But aren't the pupils frequently asking, "Please teacher, may I go to the bathroom?" Funny that! When people drink frequently, bladders are more accommodating and it is amazing how their capacities increase when the bladder owner is interested and engrossed in what is happening around him. It is usually only bored pupils who frequently want to "be excused!"
So rain or shine teachers, please make it easy for your pupils to have a drink of water.
Oops.... I must dash and water my indoor plants!
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