Today is Monday. It's pretty rainy and gloomy weather today as well. It was pouring pretty hard this morning. However once mid-morning and the afternoon rolled around, the rain had slowed down and became a light sprinkle or pretty much diminished in most areas. The big kicker for today was that there were no classes today. In fact, there were no students at school today! So why did I even have to go in? That's a very very good question....I'm not sure! But that's a part of Japanese culture that drives me crazy and that I can't stand. No matter what...under all circumstances, people's time are wasted because of formalities and things about work that I don't agree with at all. But anyway, I was able to leave early which I was happy about.
So why are were there no students today? Well, for starters, the 3rd graders are on their middle school trip to Kyoto and Nara. These are historical sites that many middle schoolers travel to for their school trip to learn about Japan's history. The 1st and 2nd graders also had a school field trip today. The 1st graders went to a place in Chiba called Mother Farm. I'm not sure of their exact itinerary there but probably to spend some time outside, see some animals, and other things of that nature. Unfortunately the weather wasn't cooperating too much today so hopefully they still had a good time. And finally, the 2nd graders were gone to the museums up in Chiba. So that left me, 3 other teachers, and the vice principal in the school today. I was aware of today's situation beforehand and so were the other teachers and the vice principal. However, out of the previously spoken formality about work, the vice principal still wanted me to come in to school for just a few hours in order to be fulfilled about the formality...which I still don't know why it exists but that's how it is for now in Japan. I understand that people are obligated to work and should be loyal to work. However, if there is no point in coming in to school or work, then they shouldn't make people come in! It's a waste of time and is more counter-productive than productice! I could have stayed at home and done the same work that I "worked" on while there without wasting any commuting time.
Luckily, the vice principal allowed me to go home around 10:30am so I only had to be there for about 2 hours. But the fact that I still had to wake up, get ready, and then only spend that much time there also makes it aggravating. It was nice that I got to leave early because I was able to run some errands and accomplish things that I'm normally not able to since I have work on the weekdays. When I left, the vice principal was very cautious in telling me about being careful and not getting into an accident as it could be a liability on the school or BOE because I'm technically supposed to be at work during that time. Well, that's understood. But my logic is, that if they didn't make me come into work in the first place, then there is less risk of me even getting into an accident. The fact that they made me go out and come to work puts me at more risk of getting into an accident because I have to go out into traffic. If they would have just let me have the day off, I wouldn't have been out on the road during that time anyway....some people!!!
Oh well, I got to relax today and have a nice break. Now hopefully this water spot in my roof will get fixed. Yesterday, I noticed some water leaking through but luckily it wasn't dripping onto anything in my house. There is someone coming today around now! (4:30pm) to come take a look, so hopefully they can fix it!
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