The teaching has begun. I am teaching two grade 2 classes, with a total of 54 students (who I might add have rather interesting names to learn). From Boss, to Titee, Smart, Ice, Dong, Punch and Prince, my life has become busy with many new little "friends". The kids are more chatty than I really ever thought possible and the language barrier is beyond challenging. How do I explain the germination of plants when I can't even get them to stand up without using actions? This, my friends, is going to be a challenging year to say the least. I am more stern than I ever really hoped to be, but it is worth the sanity in the end. I did receive a note the other day, which for some reason totally made my day; "Ms. Karyn is a crab". Goes to show just how "mean" I'm being, but I do get the random hug and plenty of smiles to make up for the crabbiness. I'm looking forward to getting over the first week, the awkwardness and into the teaching and fun. Will keep you all updated!
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ok how do you seriously teach an " ice " and a "Dong" without cracking up everytime you see their names??!
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