It just occured to me why I’m having a difficult time at my schools, well part of the reason anyway. I usually take a few months to relax into any new position, after which I gain some confidence and am able to work to the best of my ability. But with changing schools ever three […]
Category Archives: The ALT life
I feel like I’m teaching with a gag in my mouth and my hands tied behind my back. What’s the bloody point? i didn’t expect great job satisfaction but niether did I expect to have no real point.
I have a new theory: 90% of this school were born in tents. Why close doors when you can turn the heater up? Same reasoning behind the lack of insulation – why have insulation when you can turn the heating up. AAGGGHHHH… No wonder every second thing said here is samui ne (it’s cold, isn’t […]
I’m enjoying, yes enjoying, the cold as it brings light fluffy snow, but this enjoyment is only enabled by the multitude of layers and serious coat which keep me snuggly warm. Our students are not so lucky. Not only do the girls have to wear knee-lenth skirts without stockings, and scarves and gloves are not […]
Last Friday I was shown proof that not all my students have been lobotomised…When I rocked up to class, a couple of students were debating my name (I so love it when they talk about me, forgetting that I can understand them!) and one of them (the loudest in the class) asked the JTE what […]
