Hey Everyone!
Today was a pretty busy day. I went from 7:45 straight to 5:00 without sitting down. It wasn't till at sat down at 5:00 that I realized I haven't yet turned on my computer..
Just one busy day. I left work alittle earlier then normal and headed back home... It was/is rainning. I got off the station and just didn't want to head home... So.... I headed to IKEA. I live about 15min walk to IKEA from my house... Besides selling furniture and what nots, they offer cheap cake and free coffee.. Who can complain about that？
Anyways, back to work... The term is slowing crawling along. I realized that we start mid term tests this Friday.... I didn't even see it coming.. I have to make up a test for the little guys...
This morning I was pretty set on what I wanted to finish.. Write the middle term test, make the CDs readings and talk with the other English teachers on what they wanted to do.
Till I got work... . I have my assigned classes but my schedule isn't set in stone.... I was scheduled to teach 3 class's but I got asked to help out with all the classes from 1-5... So, i'm like, OK whatever... Mid terms are coming up and they need to review and study.
So I go blast though 1-4th period just like that.. Grab my tray of lunch and head to find a quite place to eat... As am walking around I hear "Hey Tom, can you fill-in for Mr.A , He's gone to a meeting in city hall " All right....
Well I normally eat with the students so meh, whatever. The students where pretty well behaved and didn't give me any problems...
After lunch we had a small break so I wandered back downstairs to the teachers office to get ready for my next class (That I wasn't incharge of, just asked to assist with)
Planning to take 5 minutes to rest, I find out that two teachers were out for meeting at cityhall and one of the younger teachers had booked herself in two class period. She ran up to me and was like... Aahh!! Could to take the Math class?... I was like sure..... Why not, I've had enough English for the day. I grabbed the text book... I got the gust of the level and did a quick math refresh (Thank God the other teacher had prepared work sheets )BTW this isn't the first time I have subbed....
I had to teach social studies a few weeks ago... but I had a day warning for that.. I made up a small lesson on the first Japanese in Canada coming into Victoria and Vancouver. BUT this time I had like 5 min warning.
I get to class and everyone was like aaaa... We have English ? And I was like, no... you have math. はい～それじゃ、
お礼をお願いします。(Basiclly, OK everyone. Let's start.... Bow to me!!!） Well that's only roughly translated... Before every class, students stand up and bow to the teacher.
In my English class, I don't make them. I have them just greet me with a simple hello or good morning . I think this was the first time for me to go full on Japanese with this class. One girI was like.. You speak Japanese?
Anyways, I started and then passed out the worksheets and said, I'm going to write an example so look at the board.. THEN everyone was like...aaaa this isn't math class we had that first class... We have history now.
PAUSE. *Blink Blink * Wha !?!
I was like aaaa no.. your timetable says math. And they were like yea but... It was changed this morning because the math teacher had to go to a meeting after lunch...
Oh Shit!! I thought … I was only given math sheets... Have you done these worksheets?
Aaaa no, but we already had math.
Hmm think think think panic...!!
Oh dam... OK someone lend me your history textbook. I opened it and I was like...
Just joking... This is the real textbook...
OK...１６世紀 (16 century Japan ).... read read read...understand understand... OK!!
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.
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Yea no.. this isn't happening.
I barely know 16 century anything... let alone Japan...
Alright. LUCKY you guys, we're doing math again!
And! After you finish the worksheets, you can do any other homework... I can help with English.... and Math.... Maybe.
They seemed to be OK with it.
Randomness!!!!
Tom
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| Main Gate of my School |
Just one busy day. I left work alittle earlier then normal and headed back home... It was/is rainning. I got off the station and just didn't want to head home... So.... I headed to IKEA. I live about 15min walk to IKEA from my house... Besides selling furniture and what nots, they offer cheap cake and free coffee.. Who can complain about that？
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| My coffee and cake ... Hmm out of focus... |
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| 180 円 = About $2.00 Of Happiness |
Anyways, back to work... The term is slowing crawling along. I realized that we start mid term tests this Friday.... I didn't even see it coming.. I have to make up a test for the little guys...
This morning I was pretty set on what I wanted to finish.. Write the middle term test, make the CDs readings and talk with the other English teachers on what they wanted to do.
Till I got work... . I have my assigned classes but my schedule isn't set in stone.... I was scheduled to teach 3 class's but I got asked to help out with all the classes from 1-5... So, i'm like, OK whatever... Mid terms are coming up and they need to review and study.
So I go blast though 1-4th period just like that.. Grab my tray of lunch and head to find a quite place to eat... As am walking around I hear "Hey Tom, can you fill-in for Mr.A , He's gone to a meeting in city hall " All right....
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| Todays Lunch - Random Veggies, Curry with Rice, Quarter of Grapefruit, and 200ML of Standard Issue Bottled Milk |
After lunch we had a small break so I wandered back downstairs to the teachers office to get ready for my next class (That I wasn't incharge of, just asked to assist with)
Planning to take 5 minutes to rest, I find out that two teachers were out for meeting at cityhall and one of the younger teachers had booked herself in two class period. She ran up to me and was like... Aahh!! Could to take the Math class?... I was like sure..... Why not, I've had enough English for the day. I grabbed the text book... I got the gust of the level and did a quick math refresh (Thank God the other teacher had prepared work sheets )BTW this isn't the first time I have subbed....
I had to teach social studies a few weeks ago... but I had a day warning for that.. I made up a small lesson on the first Japanese in Canada coming into Victoria and Vancouver. BUT this time I had like 5 min warning.
I get to class and everyone was like aaaa... We have English ? And I was like, no... you have math. はい～それじゃ、
お礼をお願いします。(Basiclly, OK everyone. Let's start.... Bow to me!!!） Well that's only roughly translated... Before every class, students stand up and bow to the teacher.
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| One of the older classrooms with wooden desks. Hey look!! It's 5:45pm! I finished work like 1 hour 45 minutes ago (That is for another post) |
In my English class, I don't make them. I have them just greet me with a simple hello or good morning . I think this was the first time for me to go full on Japanese with this class. One girI was like.. You speak Japanese?
Anyways, I started and then passed out the worksheets and said, I'm going to write an example so look at the board.. THEN everyone was like...aaaa this isn't math class we had that first class... We have history now.
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| The DEATHLY History Text Book... |
PAUSE. *Blink Blink * Wha !?!
I was like aaaa no.. your timetable says math. And they were like yea but... It was changed this morning because the math teacher had to go to a meeting after lunch...
Oh Shit!! I thought … I was only given math sheets... Have you done these worksheets?
Aaaa no, but we already had math.
Hmm think think think panic...!!
Oh dam... OK someone lend me your history textbook. I opened it and I was like...
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..
.
..
.
.
.
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| WTF!!!! |
Just joking... This is the real textbook...
OK...１６世紀 (16 century Japan ).... read read read...understand understand... OK!!
.
.
.
.
.
.
Yea no.. this isn't happening.
I barely know 16 century anything... let alone Japan...
Alright. LUCKY you guys, we're doing math again!
And! After you finish the worksheets, you can do any other homework... I can help with English.... and Math.... Maybe.
They seemed to be OK with it.
Randomness!!!!
Tom
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| Another Good 6AM Morning! |
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