The Daily Grind

So I can't really say there is a whole lot of excitement to my days at work. I arrive there at 1:20, stack up all my books and then find out if there is a question for the day.  Some days we give tests -- orally, then the other few minutes in class are spent grading them.  Other days we do some reading, or we spend time turning the kids into robots.  Each unit in our books comes with a few questions (lower level usually get one or two).  I seriously spend three days working on these questions.  Seriously all I feel I can do is teach the kids to memorize.  There are some times when I can help with pronunciation.  The classes begin at 2:20, and they last for thirty minutes a piece.  10-15 minutes is spent teaching the question or doing a reading activity (probably one done two or three days in a row).  Then the other 15-20 minutes is spent doing a game that reviews the questions.  Games usually should be fun, but we still have to keep the kids quiet at all times, or the Korean teacher that is in the room will usually yell at them.

So, every hour we get ten minute breaks.  Then at 8pm, we have a fifteen minute break for our two night classes.  My Monday nights end at 8.  Tuesdays, I have a break from 8 - 9:10, then I teach a night class from 9:10-10pm.  Those classes aren't as boring and I actually feel like I make a difference.  Wednesdays, I do both night classes 8:15- 9:05, 9:10-10.  Thursdays and Fridays, I do a night class from 8:15-9:05, and that's it.

I'll do my best to post a few more times this week.  It's 11:55 pm, and I'm heading to sleep.