Returning to the staffroom with Mr Nishioka – one of the four teachers I work with whom I actually admire and respect – he thanked me and commented that I had done great work with him this time round. *warm fuzzy seeps through winter chilled limbs* This especially meant something to me because the first […]
Category Archives: The ALT life
We are doing a worksheet where my second years must write at least four sentences about their town. The standards are: “I live in Wakayama city. It is in the north of Wakayama prefecture. It’s famous for it’s Kimiidera temple. I love Wakayama very much.” Then I read this one and it cracked me up. […]
I looked up and there was absolutely _nobody_ in the staffroom. QUE? *shrug* Means no-one else wants the pc at least. Ooh…wonder if I could sneak out early!!!!
Hirano sensei commented on how busy my day will be today – teaching 2 hours at a primary school in the afternoon, then coming back for a meeting with principal from next weeks primary school. Hmmm… I would count it a busy day if I’d had four classes this morning as well. As I didn’t […]
IT’S COLD! Agghh. Apparently the body heat of 40 students does do something to heat a classroom, cos, damn, when there’s just three students in a normal classroom, it’s like being locked in a freezer. In every class there are students with chilblains. In my special class, one girl’s fingers are ALL purply red, flaking […]
