An awesome week again, full of teaching and then relaxing en la playa, its a dream life. Im a little aprehensive about going into the final week with the observed lesson, but i should be all planned up and ready for it! Classes at the end of the school day with challenging teenagers is never going to be an easy gig!
Went paella cooking on the weekend with the group. Loved it, and i tihnk we all enjoyed eating the results. I had a very relaxing Sunday trying to get as much of the sun before being indoors again tomorrow! Im learning more and more that teaching face to face is much more enjoyable than online teaching, transferring back onto online classes after teaching in a school is really quite dull!
Im very grateful that opportunites like this exist, because its a great taste of what the reality is like. Teaching doesnt end after the last bell, its hard! But i love it and would like to make it my fulltime job.
Week 1b - I cannot dance
Today was the first day of school. It all feels so non-stop. I am exhausted already and there is a whole week ahead. I still cannot quite process what is going on. UKLC have flown me out, given me five-star training in Kent, provided great and uncomplicated accommodation, fed me and have basicaly done everything from putting me on the plane in London through to just short of tucking me into bed in Spain. It's like magic. I realised today that being here for such a short time makes my place at Pastorina (my school) all the more important. ‘There’s nothing worse than a handshake agreement reinforced with legal paperwork, humbling generosity and notable kindness’, I thought. ‘I’m in big trouble here…’ We were driven to the school by Sophia from Language Kingdom who was lovely and spoke with perfect English. Stepping from the car, I was greeted by the sound of Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley in the air. As we were led to the school, the sound seemed to grow louder until we reached a ...
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