(Originally written 4/06/08, this entry was revised at a later date to be posted)

This past weekend I skipped my usual trip to the gym with the rest of fight club group and met my old co-teacher Mrs. Jeong (aka Korean Mom). She has a weekly meeting with a group of her friends and they practice English and she invited me to come along. I figured I ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, I learned that I would have afternoon classes this semester. The difference between the afternoon classes and my normal classes is that I’m in the classroom with students by myself and I’m teaching whatever I want. This can be good and bad. I like the idea of the freedom to be in class with no one around, but it also presents ( Read more... )

I'm taking this as a good sign: I seem to be commuicating with my co-teacher better. I actually sat down and had a conversation with her today. In fact, I think I've talked to her more in the last two days than I in a whole month of last semster. She gave my info about classes. I think it's the fact that I'm coming to her about my lesson plans ( Read more... )

I had a lot going on recently: Brian’s in-and-out visit, Andrew coming into town, heading up to Seoul with Kathy, trying to go to Busan at some point ( Read more... )

Part of a conversation I had with a Korean teacher about differences in middle school students and elementary school students today:

Me - “When the students at my school go to sleep, I yell by their ear and wake them up.”

Korean Teacher - “You should be careful, there has been an issue with students hitting teachers here.”

Me - “That doesn’t worry ( Read more... )