Will I eventually hit the ball out of the park? Or will I always strike out from the curve ball?
Teaching is hard. I never thought it could be this hard. Young kids show their love. Older kids are motivated and more mature. But the in-the-middle kids? They are hard to read! Sometimes they seem so bored in my class, yet afterwards they are so friendly to me. Others participate, but never say hi to me outside of class. I just don't know what to make of this new life. Constantly having to come up with new games and activities, always speaking in front of 40 kids, having the class schedule change last minute- from a high level class to the lowest level. Being told I need to prepare 20 lessons (on top of everything else) to give to the head English teacher for my semester long afternoon class...that starts in 2 weeks. All the while, I never know if I'm doing the right thing or not. Meanwhile, accounting principles (for the most part) stay the same. When accounting standards change, you get the memo, and go with it. Numbers don't lie. They all make sense...most of the time. Mmmm...
On a better note, I am taking an online Korean class, and enjoying it so far! I definitely need some practice with pronunciation, but maybe, if I ever feel energetic enough outside of work, I can work on it more.
I have a 3 day GEPIK teacher orientation this week, and really hope it will put my mind more at ease.
Off to read more of Lone Survivor...I highly recommend it to everybody.
Is there a job that lets me read for a living?
Chin up, girlie! Everybody is trying to figure out if they're doing things right or not. I'm so glad you're going to orientation today! You will have so much fun!!! And learn lots of useful stuff.
ReplyDeleteAnd I can't wait to see you this weekend! : )