Thursday, September 11, 2008

A Moments Rest

I have a few minutes between classes right now. The past few weeks have been very hectic. Learning all about both a new school and how things are done here but also having to learn a new grading, testing, discipline and teaching methods has been almost overwhelming. There are eight different classes that I teach with ages ranging from 6th grade to 9th grade (sometimes back to back) and topics that can go from simple chemical reactions to complex genetic research. The curriculum is set out for the teachers but there are still many hours (at least for me) of planning involved. Luckily there are lab technicians that set the labs up for the science department and they are a great help.
The students are all very similar to those in the States - the only real difference is the accent and uniforms.
I will try to post later but since moving into my flat I don’t have internet yet - or water (a pipe burst Sunday and it still is not fixed).
Other then that all is well.