I didn't blog about the end of the school year because I was cast as the lead in a play. It was exciting. It was wonderful. It was a dream come true. It took over my non-teaching life, and here we are at the end of August and I've got the school year started again and a whole new crop of kids to work with.
Changes:
Location: I am no longer at my previous school of joy, I am now at another school of joy. This school does not involve portables. In fact, I have a lovely room with a delightful view and many windows.
Age: I am older. I am also teaching an older range of students. I am not sure if this will promote more or less entertainment, but I am sure that there will still be lots to write about.
Subjects: I am now teaching more than just English - I am also teaching Drama and Film. It is very exciting.
Yay for changes. Yay for opportunities. Yay for being employed in a world that is not so happy for finding a job as a teacher.
So. In the first three days of school, the following has happened in my classes:
- I have proven that teachers really can make their students do whatever they want by forcing a Drama class into pretending to be jungle animals for nearly ten minutes while playing "The Lion King" through my computer. Several students ended up "killing" their classmates. One student asked what he should do since his animal had no natural predators. I sincerely hope that my students don't go home today and say that they killed people at school.
- I have a student who hates his first name but will not offer any suggestions for improvement. I have offered many other more exotic suggestions, none of which seems satisfactory either. Other suggestions have included Pierre, Gaston, Lumiere, Stefon, Gale, and Chuck.
