hello rover

Well my time here is almost up. I'm just getting into the swing of things now, I can even plan a 78min lesson in under half an hour which is a bonus. I've learnt how to manage the learning environment to minimise students getting distracted and off task, and I've even disciplined a student or two, nothing serious though. I've helped lots of students and many prefer to listen to my explanations over their present teacher which is a nice thing to hear. I've still yet to encounter a truly disruptive student, and that will always make me nervous till it happens. One thing that has stood out is that even the disruptive kids want to learn, you just need to find the key that switches them on. That can be hard for a class of over 25 individual kids. Still, the one thing you can't go past is giving people the respect they deserve. Students get ingrained into being disciplined and think something's wrong if you don't yell at them. They take notice when you don't yell at them more than if you try to raise your voice over them. Tis all going well at the moment, and only one week left here in Bilo, it seems a little sad to be leaving already.