Comments | japankasasagi: Argh...

japankasasagi

Argh...

Apr 18, 2010 15:26

I am thinking about posting more here. They may not have as much content as my other entries, but the fact is I really enjoy reading the daily musings of my flisters, even if my bailiwick is more of the lurker variety than a true gung-ho LJer. I don't post much about my life, because it doesn't change much day to day. I work, I spend time with ( Read more... )

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japankasasagi April 18 2010, 10:14:08 UTC

Hah, I can't comprehend 25 hours either at this point... X( But the video sure helped my mood! And I've been reading your entries, but RL is eating me up alive right now. *hugs!* sorry for being a lousy flister right now...

gs_disaronno April 18 2010, 08:59:47 UTC

Hah, I remember watching that video about 2 years ago at my friend's house x3

Dude, 25 classes a week sounds like loooaaaads. How the fuck do they fit that into a school schedule?

japankasasagi April 18 2010, 10:13:04 UTC

I teach 5 hours a day, with a grand total of 30 minutes in the morning and an hour in the afternoon free. Thus, I have to stay way over my contract time. Oh well, once I make the stuff, it's done... At least I'm grateful that it's a decent school. *is tired*

gs_disaronno April 18 2010, 11:54:53 UTC

Well if it's a good school then it'll be great for your CV at least :3

playswithworms April 20 2010, 01:19:20 UTC

Argh - I hear ya on the developing the materials - takes forever! And 25 classes a week X_x *falls over in sympathy*

I hope you get lots of appreciation for your hard work - seeing the stuff being used by the kids is its own reward, of course, but I really wish more people realized the kind of effort and dedication that goes into developing these sorts of teaching tools.

japankasasagi April 20 2010, 13:06:16 UTC

I do get a big kick out of it when the kids enjoy the materials I make for them. I try to find pictures that are humorous but easy to understand, or at least pretty to look at (like classroom items or clothes). The teachers appreciated my efforts, especially since I left them for my old school (all nicely color-coded and organized). ;) However, I had a huge shock yesterday when I was about to reprint some of the materials I use the most and realized I had somehow lost the data. Not one of the pictures was remaining, and I finally got so fed up with trying to find the pics again that I gave up, and paid for a subscription to a really good clipart site. At least I've now found what I needed to replace right away! *sorry, rant's done...* There are a few of us foreign English teachers who take some pride in our work! But now, with the schedule, I can understand why the previous English teacher left no materials behind - he didn't have any bloody time to make any! (The stuff I threw out was a bit old, and badly organized, which is ( ... )