So I stepped foot in my classroom (that would be cool to say back in the States, let alone here!) for the first time today. This week there is standardized testing, so the schedules were a little different than normal. I have 2 sections of pre-Algebra and 3 sections of Algebra. I introduced myself, and went around the room doing introductions and whatnot, and I asked them to tell me where they were from. About the 4th girl in said "...and I'm Dutch." I said, "Nice! I'm Pennsylvania Dutch." That brought a whole new conversation into the room. The only way I could really get the point across was to ask if they knew about the Amish. They did. So at least one of the classes is semi-convinced that I drove a horse and buggy around at home.
What an amazing day, though. My schedule is great, I teach from 8:00 until 12:10 on days 1 and 2, and from 10:00 until 14:10 on days 3 and 4. It's great, and the students are awesome. Every Tuesday, the students have early dismissal for PACT: Professional and Collaborative Training. Spending time each week for teamwork, what a novel idea.
That's is for now - I don't want to beat a dead horse with how nice it is here (the phrase hurts my transportation's feelings), but that's all I can say so far. Evidently the fact that I played in a soccer match 19 hours after I got off the plane circulated around the school, and when I met some of the teachers who were not even on the faculty team, I hear "so you're the guy who decided to beat jet leg with a game of football, huh?" Yep, that's me.
Have a good night everybody, more to come. Obviously.
you're so funny - I hope your horse doesn't miss you at home. I'm sure he's being taken good care of though. I'm glad you're having such a good time. I'm jealous. Have a blast with this once in a lifetime experience.
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