Nov. 29 - You want me to WHAT?

School was annoying. The first class went really well and everything was fine. Then on break, Co-teach was busy talking to the assistant director and the French teacher about what is happening with gr. 10, since we’re supposed to start teaching them this week. They figured out that the French teacher (who was also the English teacher until Co-teach started) could teach them the basics and Co-teach will take over next year.

So just before our next class started, Co-teach went into the director’s office to tell her. Apparently, the parents want the English specialist (in spite of the fact that these kids probably don’t even know the alphabet, yet) so this solution is not ok. On our next break, the director dragged us into the gr 10 classroom (while they were supposed to be in a lesson) to talk to their teacher and them. Of course, the entire discussion was in Georgian and I understood nothing. After 15 minutes, Co-teach and I were allowed to leave, and she just told me that we have to teach them.

Supremely angry, we went back to our classroom and started planning lessons for tomorrow. We’d finished one class when the director came back. She wanted us to go watch a video on teHB1ng methodology from the States, dubbed into Georgian. It was all about classroom management and engaging the kids and everything that I spent the last year at school learning. A lot of it was also the things that I wanted to implement in our classroom, while everyone looked at me like I was crazy. Co-teach kept trying to translate, but I was like, "I know exactly what they’re doing. This is what I’ve been trying to do." The video ended and we finally got to go back to class.

When it was time for gr 12, they had all left, except for 3 boys, who all take private lessons. Since our planned lesson was directed toward the poorer students, we sent them home. I arrived home to find the power out again. NB stopped by for a tutoring session, which killed some time. Then I read by sunlight until it got too dark and then wandered around the compound on the phone with Pop.

The power came back on around 7:30 and I returned to my room. I got on the internet and sent the e-mails that needed sending. I watched my English tv and then went to bed.