Middle School

I do not miss school...

Teaching is going really well. I have been completely ble**ed to have the same students this term. This means that I can get even deeper into their English training.. instead of starting anew with all new students again. This is awesome. We just finished watching Freedom Writers and I have now given them their Final Exam Projects to work on all semester. It should be very interesting and a great learning experience for me and for them.

Along with teaching my other students.. I am teaching middle school now. I have 4 classes of 14 year olds. This is quite the challenge. They are very talkative, active, and excited. That is wonderful, but quite the challenge to keep them in control. I enjoy the teaching of young kids, but mostly I just want to hug them. They are so precious.

I love teaching and learning here in China. I mostly love the other work I am doing. The second semester is always the hardest. Not only is it time to prepare my sophomore students for no more Foreign teacher.. but it's also a life decision making time. What to do when my contract is up.. all of that. I get tired of working on a year to year basis. I am wanting to work more long term somewhere... so I'm currently looking at options. I love China and want to stay in Hangzhou. I just feel like lately so many of my China doors are closing.. and other doors are opening. Oh the CALL inside...

Just Talk to DAD please. Thank you. Love you all.