Work

Hello everyone!

I haven't fallen off the face of the earth yet. I'm living in Jeungpyeong (증 뼝) and working in Koesan (괴산) said kind of like kweh-sahn (oh yeah the K is a G too, but well, it's not. It's ㄱ - an unaspirated (voiceless) velar stop)). I don't have a cell phone or internet yet, so I can't get online very often. I can't remember what I wrote in here last. I think it was pictures of me and Jongsoo eating pizza.

This is the end of the first work week for me. I teach 3rd through 6th grades, and in the afterschool program I teach 1st through 6th grades. This week was relatively easy, but there were rough spots. Classroom management is hard enough without a language barrier. The amusing and eyebrow raising part is that I know they understand what they are to do and not do, and still they do it. They are limit/rule testers. Here's how I know. First, all grades except 1 & 2 received "the rules" from my co-teacher. The older the kids, the more rule testing I received. Second reason I know they know - I can say "no good" and "sit down" and "be quiet!" in Korean. These did not work very well on the older, more rambunctious kids. Time to practice my scary angry face.

Anyway. Things to do. Pictures to come later!