So today was a pretty busy day. I had 5 classes today, which meant a full day! Was I tired by the end of the day? YES!
Was I tired after the first period? YES! Haha, so I was pretty much tired all day long...but I made it through! I need to start getting more sleep! But it's so hard in the morning to wake up since it's colder outside and the air in the room is chilly! I know I've mentioned this before and I mention it again...because it doesn't leave!
But to be honest, I prefer this to the extreme heat that we had earlier this summer and up until about 6 weeks ago. The summer was too much......in the mid 30's (Celsius) is just unbearable. Especially when it's every single day.
Well, today was an interesting day. I mentioned that we have student teachers at my school for about 3 weeks because they're doing their student teaching portion at a school for their class. And today was the day that they had to do the demonstration for a grade. A lot of preparation and learning had been leading up to today. So of course, since I'm the English ALT, I was also a part of the class and involved in helping to teach. Yay, these student's grades would also be dependent on me! Haha....no pressure. Well, it went fine. There were 2 demonstrations today and one was in the morning and the other in the afternoon. At these demonstrations, the Vice Principal, Principal, and any other teachers that were available or wanted to come watch were invited. So it was a pretty full classroom. Well, the one in the morning went....well....let's just say it could have gone better. I did the best that I could to make it go smoothly. But the student teacher was really nervous. I think almost too nervous! She was writing on the board and made some spelling errors (which myself and the English teacher fixed during the class) and other things that just weren't as well executed. It was an interesting class period and I'm glad for the student teacher's sake and mine that it's over....
But the one in the afternoon went really well. The student teacher was very well organized and had a great plan. As well, the student teacher utilized the time and the activities very well. I know they're both happy to be done and it's a relief for me as well...since they were stressing out about it as well! I guess I remember those days, when one thing counts really big toward a grade or something important. I'm glad I'm not in school anymore just because it was always a pain to prepare for exams or big presentations.
But now, I guess I'm presenting everyday, so I have a big presentation every day that I teach! Although I don't think about it now, it's almost become second nature and I don't think about the fact that I stand in front of hundreds of students every day and talk. I was never really a nervous public speaker in the first place but now I've become numb to it. I guess that's good thing so that when I have to make a presentation in front of a larger crowd it's not so bad.
Well, I went on a tagent from my original point and wanted to say that it was an interesting day today...and tomorrow will be a busy one! I'm at the elementary schools tomorrow, teaching a full day, so it will be busy! But, I guess I always look forward to it because I know that the weekend is coming up and it's rewarding when I finish the day! This weekend, I'll be enjoying a Thanksgiving feast with fellow ALTs from around Chiba. It will be filled with turkey goodness and many "thanks," haha. I'm glad that there's this event, because today is actually Thanksgiving! I know that in Japan, they celebrated it 2 days too early, but I guess I'll be celebrating the event 2 days too late! Anyway, it should be fun. I'll let you know how the feast goes and will post pictures of the event afterward!
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