Today was the first day of school and it was great!
My students seem to be excited to learn...most of them, anyway. There are a few who I foresee giving me a little trouble, but not too much. The biggest discovery of today was how little the students know. For example, the German 3 & 4 students do not remember if they even learned how to use the past tense; GERMAN LEVEL 3 & 4!!! I cannot believe it!
On one hand, I am sad that they have been wasting time in class watching movies, translating stories, and whatever else without soaking in any of it. On the other hand, I am excited that I get to teach them so much! It seems that everyone is at a very beginner level where I can use the same curriculum for each class, just at a different pace; a gift for a first year teacher from the Lord :)
My dear dear friend Sarah joined me at school after hours (4-715pm) to help me organize the still very messy room. She is so brilliant! There is still plenty to do, but things are coming along nicely. Hopefully, I will have time to actually order some materials to hang up and use in the class (i.e. calendar, maps, etc). Just to "own" my space.
My back hurts and I am very tired, but the Lord is good.
And I have officially started my first year of teaching :)
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