I had a tough set of classes today. The students were really hard to get motivated, and it didn’t help that we had some of the more difficult subjects to teach. I was definitely doing some reflection after the day ended. Clearly the textbook that we’re using is too ambitious. Usually the students know less than 10% of what the textbook expects them to remember from the previous lessons.
I’m thinking that I need to base my lessons more on simple, fun activities than worry about the heavy duty English that the book expects. I think I’ll try to start tomorrow by teaching students some simple casual English that will be useful.
As for good news, the young kids managed to come out of the class unscathed. No blood this time, and Kento smiled at me a couple of times. I think he’s starting to feel more comfortable. His grandmother was there today, but she waited at the entrance inside the house instead of sitting with him in the classroom. That’s progress.
When I got home Kuniko was making dinner – teriyaki miso chicken. It was really good – I ate my share and a little more. After dinner I convinced her to walk with me to Saty to hit McDonald’s for a KitKat McFlurry. My lip has been sore since I bit it three times last Friday, and cold ice cream sounded like just the thing. Listen to me trying to explain my junk food habit with medical reasons.
