more teaching

So teaching seems to have gotten better. I think I actually have a wonderful class. Yesterday was only the 3rd day and my students sat without talking, they raised their hands, they kept quite when I was working individually with students, and they are all helping the shy students come out of their shells. I think after a couple of weeks I will share their selfish attitudes out of them and have extremly great students. When the parents aren't there I LOVE my class. We have fun and we are learning. There is a big difference between the skills that my students have, and it is also very hard to assess them because a lot of them don't speak English. I have received almost no training in working with ESL students, so I'm hoping these students pick up fast.


The school still hasn't given me half of the stuff I'm supposed to have, so I have just been winging teaching. I teach what I want, how I want, and when I want. No one has showed me British curriculum or standards yet, so we are just having fun. It makes me so happy seeing all of my children, even the one's who don't speak English and who were crying earlier, smiling and dancing the hokey pokey with me. I think it's most important this week to develop the student's trust, because without that I don't think they'll learn anything.

Outside of school I haven't been doing much except for sleeping. I am still jet lagged and confused about the time change. I'm hoping this weekend to get to know the people around here better. I'm also looking for a day off to just relax an enjoy this town. I keep telling everyone here I want to join a pool so I can swim and work out and such, and everyone looks at me like I'm crazy. I don't understand why you wouldn't take advantage of the sun and warm weather, everyone else seems to want to be inside. Oh well.

Well I have today and tomorrow to teach before the weekend soI am feeling good. That's all for today.