It seems like the only time I really update my blog is when
I have some desk-warming time. So, here I am, sitting at my desk with nothing
much to do. I have three more days of this.
Some news -- apparently one of my co-teachers is not staying
next year and, due to some budget cuts, she’s not being replaced. It’ll just be
me and one Korean English teacher. Not only that, but the ct I thought for sure
would be my ct next year still doesn’t know what’s going to happen. Yaaay…..
I’ve had to deal with substitute ct’s, working with homeroom
teachers and pretty much teaching on my own, so what else could they possibly
throw at me? Famous last words, I know. Good thing this is my last year.
I have no idea how this is going to affect the lesson
schedules next year. We’ve typically had it so each grade had one lesson with
just the Korean teacher and then 1-2 with both of us. That’s ten lessons, split
between 4 grade levels a week, 2 grades per ct (about 3-4 classes per grade).
That gives me 7 lessons a week, counting the KG classes I teach solo once a
week.
I have this dreaded feeling they’ll decide that, hey, Emily
Teacher did ok teaching with the homeroom teachers. Let’s do that for an entire
academic year!
Nope. Nopety nope. I hope the HR teachers object to any
proposals resembling that, should they arise. Do you know how stressful and
difficult it was to communicate with those teachers, to sync the lessons and
then teach while most of them sat in the back and didn’t bother to talk to me
until last minute?
Nope. Nope. Nope.
Nope.
Well, it’s certainly been an adventure so far, hasn’t it?
And I seem to have named my blog fairly well, because things do get stranger by
the minute. You’d think that being here for two years would diminish the
surprise, but you’d be wrong. I still roll with the punches, though. That, or
go sit at my computer and browse flight options…
Other than the unknown future of English classes at this
school… I’m cold. It’s dropped well below freezing point today. There are only
so many layers I can fit under my coat. I’m very grateful to my ct, who left me
her little electric mat to keep me warm while I’m at school. If I could carry a
hot pack the size of this thing with me on my walk home, I’d be very happy.
Thanks for reading! 3ish more days of this weather.
