2nd and final open class

Wednesday May 22nd.
School started out good today. I only had France for an hour because I was doing my second open class and I had to leave France to go to Denmark for my open class.
I was worried about my Denmark open class. Some of my worry was justified. My top student... the student that I can rely on to answer any question was frozen. He could not speak, could not answer, and when I called on him he said I dont know. This is the first time he has ever said that. He normally is a leader in the class, and him knowing things helps the class... not today. Open class was definitely tough with them. Seeing how the kids react when their parents are in the room is definitely telling of what I should do in the future for open classes. Thankfully the open classes are only 2 times a year. If I could do it over again for them I would... But it did not turn out too bad. My smart kid that froze up... his mom gave the second lowest scores. The mom that gave the lowest scores was from the girl that almost every class says she is sick and does not feel well. Her name is Angelina. She often shows that ability to be one of the best in class.... but often is just unmotivated or comes up with an excuse to not do work. I wish the parents could see their kids work on on average day instead of a day when their parents and their friends parents are watching....
In Australia class today, Hayden cried. We were doing science today (science that kids love, but teaches nothing of science). I told everybody not to play with their science materials... Hayden decided he wanted to play with his... The science material we were using today... a spring. What happens when you play with a spring? It bounces... So he bounced his spring and could not find it. I told him I would not help him find it until all of the other students that followed directions were helped. So he sits and soon starts to cry. After everyone else was helped, I have everyone get up and look for his spring. It was found in seconds.
After my Kindy classes, on MWF I have my first-graders in Canada class and 2/3rd graders in my Greece class.
I was talking with Ama after school today. It would be so easy and fun to start an English Hagwon over here. He has been teaching here 2.5 years and myself almost 2 months. It is discouraging to have absolutely no ability to change things. The hagwon system is broken. If we were teachers and could create a curriculum, my gosh, these kids could be great. Instead we have to teach to a strict schedule using bad materials. It is so strict that it does not allow us to spend more time on what we need to. Also, as mentioned in the last post, parents have this strict idea system for their kid. Instead of letting us place the kid where they need to be, We place the kid were they are "supposed" to be. This brings down the entire class.
After work, we all got dinner at a HOF (eating/drinking establishment) by Bobo. I have not idea what it was called, but it was a spicy chicken cheese meal served in a frying pan. It hit the spot.We all then went to GS and had a beer and then all went our separate ways.
Gonna shower and get to bed happy that my open class schedule is done!