Don't Ever Call Me Lazy
Workday - 8:30am-7:30pm*
I hate that Mondays are my longest days. Maybe it will be of some consolation that Tuesdays will soon be almost as long!
And I love it when people think teachers have it easy with a 9-3 workday. They seem to be mistaking us for the students. That's their workday (and that's 8:45-3:20 at my school, by the way). I don't see these same people assuming lawyers only have to work when they're in court. Why would they think teachers only work when they're in class?
Funny. Students know about an upcoming test for a week, but don't think to ask for help until the day before. And then none of them can come in for help at the same time, so I'm giving one-on-one tutorials throughout the afternoon! I shouldn't complain, though. At least they're asking for help. It beats my school last year, where most were too high to realize they were writing the test as it happened!
I don't think I can stand working in these freezing temperatures much longer. I've gotten used to my 27C apartment, and so a 19C school feels like an icebox. My usual classroom keeps at a nice 25-26C, but it's the hottest room in the school. What with my 11-hour workday, I spend at least as much time outside of that room as in it.
I've been home an hour and my hands are still thawing.
'Til the next one!
* workdays never include the 50-60 minute commute each way. That said, I left the apartment around 7:30am and returned at 8:30pm.
I hate that Mondays are my longest days. Maybe it will be of some consolation that Tuesdays will soon be almost as long!
And I love it when people think teachers have it easy with a 9-3 workday. They seem to be mistaking us for the students. That's their workday (and that's 8:45-3:20 at my school, by the way). I don't see these same people assuming lawyers only have to work when they're in court. Why would they think teachers only work when they're in class?
Funny. Students know about an upcoming test for a week, but don't think to ask for help until the day before. And then none of them can come in for help at the same time, so I'm giving one-on-one tutorials throughout the afternoon! I shouldn't complain, though. At least they're asking for help. It beats my school last year, where most were too high to realize they were writing the test as it happened!
I don't think I can stand working in these freezing temperatures much longer. I've gotten used to my 27C apartment, and so a 19C school feels like an icebox. My usual classroom keeps at a nice 25-26C, but it's the hottest room in the school. What with my 11-hour workday, I spend at least as much time outside of that room as in it.
I've been home an hour and my hands are still thawing.
'Til the next one!
* workdays never include the 50-60 minute commute each way. That said, I left the apartment around 7:30am and returned at 8:30pm.
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