First Day At School

     I just finished my first day of classes and they were great! I'm pretty sure I love the job already. Although the students were rowdy, which was expected since they're teenagers, most tried to be respectful. For the students that are disrespectful, I have some punishments Korean style at my disposal. Hahaha. My favorite that I will use is making the student(s) do push-ups until they fall from exhaustion. :D Others include smacking on the head, going outside with your hands behind your back in a awkward sitting position-oh and more smacking. :) It is these students that take most of the energy out of me and other teachers, so they see these punishments as necessary. In between classes, the students are basically the janitorial staff for the school! They clean the bathroom, the teachers office, the library, and so forth. Students in America truly have it easy. Haha.
     During the group activity that I had for the class, I saw how a lot of the students knew some basic English. While giving them clues and helping them, I saw how they were able to piece the puzzle together in a sense. Their sense of humor, and mine, came out during the class activity, lol. These will definitely be classes filled with humor. They even welcomed me and bowed to me at the end of class! The students were very kind, in class and out of class. As I walked out of my first class, I was bombarded with the following words: "Ohh!", "Ahhh!", "Hi!", "Hey!"and "So handsome!"as the students were excited to see me. Stares accompanied those words of excitement.
     The classroom itself is very nice! It is way better than American classrooms. They make teaching easier and more enjoyable for myself and the students. I look forward to making full use of it. Once I go through all the classes, I'll know which ones I'll want to record for this blog. For now, I have recorded a small video with my iPod touch for you to enjoy.