the good: my students laugh at my jokes. my students are really kind to one another. my students are attentive and want to learn. if i leave the class, my students don't go crazy. my class is incredibly diverse- the students are from ecuador, india, honduras, poland, vietnam, mexico, thailand, guatemala, and china. my students have a great attitude. my students are patient with me being a total spazz every once in a while. my students are incredibly helpful- always wiling to help move chairs, collect books, and clean up the classroom. nobody is standing over me critiquing my lessons. as of the last testing session, 6 of my students went up an english ability level!!
the bad: i have roughly 25 students with a whole range of ability levels. once the weather is warm, 2/3 of my students will go back to work and leave class unofficially. i get tired of english after a while. some of my students have names i can hardly pronounce. nobody is standing over my critiquing my lessons. as of the last testing session, seven of my students went DOWN an english ability level. i have no official training in adult education.the ugly: we test at least four times a year. after each test session, the classes change. i teach during the day, too, so by the time i arrive at 6pm, i'm wiped. our storage closet is at least a 5 minute walk from my classroom. i forget things in the storage closet a LOT. there's a lot of confusing paperwork required. if a student is absent for testing, i have to adjust my entire class plan to include an opportunity to give him/her the make-up test. at least three students are absent every class. sometimes my body is so exhausted that i can barely make myself take a shower before falling into bed at 9:45pm.
p.s. thanks to my friend meg.pen for linking to me on her blog. check out her life here. <3
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