The babies on the bus go wah-wah-wah

Those who know me, know I don’t “do” crying. I am not a fan of crying in public, other people crying, or me crying. Generally sniffling and sobbing makes me intensely uncomfortable. Today 5 separate students of mine cried. Fuck. The extent of my reaction is to hand them a tissue, beg them to stop, [...]

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Been a bit MIA. A lot has been happening since Thursday. Friday I went to work and watched Keith the other English teacher all morning. Apparently the class I watched is the pre-K that I will have as kindergartners in a week. I am prospectively teaching one kindergarten class and two 2nd grade classes. The [...]

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The end of the interviews, the feet say thank-you

Things are slowly slowly falling into place. Found a school that I love. I may have to commute more but I don’t mind. IV American Academy is small, friendly, nice, relaxed, has the right hours, the right pay, and focuses on reading and not drilling the poor kids. One of the teachers – Elisa is [...]

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