Teaching is a full job. I come home and still have work to do, lessons to plan and papers to grade and books to read about how to become a more effective teacher. It's crazy. Today I will stop doing work at dinner time and not commence again until tomorrow.
Australians have this thing where they don't say "mhmm" in a conversation but rather just "m." It's strange, and I'm not used to communicating like that. I'll demonstrate when I am back home.
I am getting along with the other stage 3 (grades 5 and 6) teachers. That definitely makes the job a lot easier. And I definitely feel like I have a job, not just a study abroad thing. Which is interesting to me. I think it's definitely a full load right now because I have to learn all the names quickly and all the classroom rules and catch up with the curriculum so I can just jump right in. I don't really have the leisure to gradually ease into any of this. I'm hoping that as a regular teacher, after the first month, all this preliminary work is done and you can have less on your plate.
This morning I woke up and definitely could feel it was Wednesday. You know when you just want to hit snooze one more time but if you did then you would have to cut something out of your morning routine? Yeah, I was proud of myself today for fighting that urge and getting in the Word.
Have I mentioned how good the food is here? The Peterson's definitely know how to cook. AND I came home today and my laundry was washed and folded! Imagine that! This is the life-my lunch is handed to me in the morning and I come home to clean clothes. Hmm...I want to be a super mom like that!
No comments:
Post a Comment