Soooooo, a lot has been happening. I say that, but at the same time not much is happening. Work and life is somewhat routine.
We had open classes several weeks ago, and they turned out great... except for on parent who walked out because his daughter (rosie) is shy and he did not like to see her like that (though when she is shy, instead of crying, she just stands with a huge smile and mouths the words). I was pissed. It didnt bother me he walked out, but Rosie asked him to come because she likes it and he was not able to support her for 40 minutes. Kind of a crap move, it made me feel horrible for her.
We also have a new kid in my Greece class. That makes it 10. The other 6 year old class has only 6. Parents get to choose which one they want by walking around and observing us. But 10 is tough... its hard to give as much attention to each student and to really help them out. The other class gets to play games more often because it is easier to finish work and check with only 6. That being said, it seems like my class is much more disciplined. I treat them like older students and I expect more out of them. The other class has Christine teacher (whom I shared France with last year, and they seem to be having many of the same problems. My coteacher for Greece is Aness, and while she is sweet, she can be a hard ass. I appreciate it.
The other problems I have had with Greece and really cleared up. They are normally a pretty fun class now days.
My Denmark class, the all girl one.... its good, but I still wish there was a boy sometimes. While there would still be all of the girl drama, I think it would be a little less (or at least shift focus from me to him). They would still want to be the alpha girl, but instead of just showing off to the teacher, they would be trying to impress him, so in my imagination, they would be less complaining about teacher type of things (all of them try to be teacher/teachers pet). Oh well. Thy girls are all sweet.
The schedule has been busy. Hudson was gone for several weeks on his wedding/honeymoon and now Camille is on her vacation. When a teacher leaves we all have to pick up extra classes. Even if it is not too many extra it still takes a toll. Even if it is one class, that is still 12 additional students, and 2 difference coursebooks, and different lesson plans, and a different approach. It just throws off our schedules.
Ive been kind of boring recently. while i love exploring and doing things, ive just been drained. On weekends I love just sitting watching Netflix doing nothing. I feel unproductive... but i just have to recharge my batteries. I think I am turning into an old man. That being said, I did buy a broken Kindle and fixed it (pretty sure at least. it didnt turn on, charge, get recognized by computer, or do anything... so far it does all of those and i even put a book on it.... but im gonna give it some time before the all clear.) Did i need a Kindle? No. I just love tinkering and fixing things. I figured it was small and cheap so I might as well. I wish I had a bigger space and proper tools so I could do more... but oh well.
It looks like I will be paying the states a visit early to mid September, possibly like the 7th through the 21st.
There is probably more to type and say... plus i still will do pictures sometime. but i cant find my keyboard (we had a movie night on our roof, but it started raining so stuff got split between rooms.)
Ive been kind of boring recently. while i love exploring and doing things, ive just been drained. On weekends I love just sitting watching Netflix doing nothing. I feel unproductive... but i just have to recharge my batteries. I think I am turning into an old man. That being said, I did buy a broken Kindle and fixed it (pretty sure at least. it didnt turn on, charge, get recognized by computer, or do anything... so far it does all of those and i even put a book on it.... but im gonna give it some time before the all clear.) Did i need a Kindle? No. I just love tinkering and fixing things. I figured it was small and cheap so I might as well. I wish I had a bigger space and proper tools so I could do more... but oh well.
It looks like I will be paying the states a visit early to mid September, possibly like the 7th through the 21st.
There is probably more to type and say... plus i still will do pictures sometime. but i cant find my keyboard (we had a movie night on our roof, but it started raining so stuff got split between rooms.)
