this has been the craziest week... got to Cheonan on Tuesday night and started teaching on Wednesday morning. didn't realize how many classes i was teaching. drowning in curriculum. my preschool class alone has like 10 books... they are so adorable but half of them don't even know their English name yet, let alone how to talk about their friends and what toys they like to play with, etc. a few of them are pretty advanced compared to the others, though. and when i see how the kids are in second and third grade i'm really amazed at how much kids can progress, especially considering this campus is very new; it was started less than a year ago, so the kids haven't even been in the programs for that long.
on top of the preschool class in the morning/early afternoon, i'm also teaching really random classes for second and third grade (two classes for each grade). i have to teach vocab, science, grammar and writing to them. yeah i know, me teaching science right? it's crazy. (and so is one of the classes. i think they are literally insane. i might be too before too long...) there is also an entire online system i have to learn how to use. to assign homework and check it and fill out report cards, etc. i don't even know where to begin with all of it. can't wait for the weekend so i can sort some things out.
i started settling into my apartment when i first got here, but for various reasons i am moving to another apartment which is a bit more spacious. right now i am staying at my directors' house, they are a married couple who run Cheonan's Poly school. they have helped me so much with moving around and everything! tonight we went out to dinner for korean bbq, which was sooo delish. will post some photos...
cooking the meat!
Sarah, my director, and me
Joey, Sarah's brother, and Darren, Sarah's husband and other director of Cheonan Poly
delicious!
sooo much food, our table was kinda trashed
full and happy!
i've also been getting to know the girls that work at the school with me, which has been fun. one girl took me to the supermarket yesterday so i could get some basic stuff i needed, and then we had dinner together at her place, it was really fun. my new apartment will be closer to some of them and hopefully i'll have more opportunities to get to know them better soon.
BEDTIME!! yesss....
HAHA. KYUNGHWAN it's my koeran name. you know.
ReplyDeleteTake CARE! wow. maybe now , korean bbq very expensive. ~~! right? .
Well, that was a great update letting me know how you are getting along. You will have to move again? That's crazy, but if it is more spacious:)
ReplyDeleteI think you will do fine with science...your Mom loves it! Let me know if you need any curriculum extras like pictures and also anything else you want for a box. I love you and I am proud of you!