On this new Summer Schedule, I have a very relaxed Friday. I teach one class, and then I have a 2 1/2 hour break before I have to teach again. Today was very productive for me!! I taught my first class, then went grocery shopping, picked up some lunch, and went home. I ate lunch, watched some tv, cleaned up the house and put all my groceries away. Then, I headed back to work, taught two more classes, and then had another 50 minute break. Then, I taught my last two classes for the day :) Pretty easy, huh?
My first class of the day is my middle school Speaking class. They are so wonderful, and I have so much fun with them. It gets a little crazy sometimes because it's all boys, but they try really hard and participate. What more can I ask for? Today we learned about how to make plans with someone over the telephone. I divided the class in half. We rearranged the room so they were on opposite sides of each other, so they could face one another and "call." (Darren walks by periodically during each class just to make sure everything is going okay, and there aren't any behavior problems. He seemed a little surprised today when he walked by and the boys were standing up and "calling" each other across the room. Normally it's pretty quiet in the classrooms.) Anyway, the boys were really shy about picking up their imaginary phones and calling each other, so I made them start "calling" me every time they had a question. They would keep trying to get my attention until finally they would say, "Ughhh!! Jemmy Teachuhhh!! Ok. I calling youu!!" And I would look over, and if they had their imaginary phones to their ears I would answer their question. This only took a few times before they realized I wasn't kidding about the whole phone thing :)
Once they started making plans with each other, they really got into it. I had given them a pretty general outline to follow as far as addressing one another and how to ask to make plans with the other person. However, about halfway through class, one of my students, Bart, got really creative. Another student, Ben, asked Bart if he wanted to go to a movie on Saturday, and Bart said, "No. I am busy. Sorry, bye!" Everyone thought that was HILARIOUS!! So, I used that as a teaching moment. I told them that when they make plans with people, sometimes it won't work out or you will have to decide to do something else. So, we added to the lesson that you could say you were busy, but you still had to decide on other plans. It was really fun :)
I love babies...a lot. Especially the ones with really big puffy cheeks and lots of baby fat. Well, let me just say that I've seen the most ADORABLE little babies in Korea. I was going up the elevator today, and there was a little girl riding up with her mom. I'm pretty sure my heart melted. She had one ponytail on the top of her head, and her hair was sticking straight up. And her cheeks looked like big marshmallows. She kept smiling at me, and she only had two teeth. OHMYGOSH!! I may or may not have one of my very own in my carry-on back to the States...
Tomorrow, Tommy and I are going to see the new Harry Potter movie. I'm really excited!! My students have been ranting and raving about the movie since it's come out, so I think I should probably see it :) Plus, movies here are super cheap, even in 3-D.
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