The Errant Amnesiac (TM)

I’m beginning to recall some of the difficulties I experienced as a teacher in China.

I thought that teaching multi-cultural classes would be much easier or stimulating, but the challenges are much the same.

At my school, we get a continuous intake of students.  This is necessary for a continuous funding business model, but it causes problems for how classes are run.  I have to be ready every week to get a new set of students plopped right in the middle of a carefully constructed set of lesson plans.

These guys miss out on the pre-requisite units we cover, and somehow I’m supposed to just deal with it.

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There’s nothing like the adrenaline that comes with that sense that you’re both hunter and hunted.

Second to this is the sensation of being shot near point-blank range by some idiot who refuses to give you a chance to surrender.

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This week has been a tough first week for classes. Finding my sea-legs in the world of teaching is a tough order, given that I hadn't done it (or remembered much of it) in three years. My determination to subject myself to ... [Continue reading this entry]

Cigars on the beach "I'd just figured it wouldn't be something you would go to...the invite would be pointless..." That was what the message read. A house party raged across town last night, and it was decided that I wouldn't ... [Continue reading this entry]