Maybe it's because I'm leaving soon (February), but two things in particular are irking me more than ever:1. It's always worse post-exam period, but it feels like I've been constantly fighting to maintain a respectful and focused class dynamic. It's like the students have absolutely zero conception of what 'Quiet, please' means, but should a co-teacher ever utter 조용히, it's goddamn crickets. It's been five years of the same old nonsense, and I'm tired.2. Maybe it's better in bigger cities, but in my town (way down south) students simply don't have the ability to engage in even the simplest of banter. Probably my fault for not learning Korean, but I'm tired of my (admittedly lame) jokes being met by blank stares. Don't get me wrong, I'm extremely grateful for my time in Korea. It's turned my life around for the better, but it's time to move on. I'll be doing my PGCE next year, followed by an international school gig somewhere (hopefully).Rant over
decided to give it one last go, and got my current job, which i now love
Sounded like they were working you like a dog a few months back But yeah, I'd happily take a heavier workload if it meant I could actually connect with my students. I'll be qualified to teach high school literature, so hopefully I'll get in somewhere in the world. My best year in Korea was teaching high schoolers from April 2017 - April 2018.
Can't blame anyone at all, but f*ck, all set up for camp to start this Wednesday. Our school decided to squeeze in camp in person while we could so breaking it up over the afternoons for the next few weeks. Now, the kids aren't coming back in so I can't even give them any materials but they still want to do a zoom camp starting this week. The kids will have no materials whatsoever. I mean, just cancel the effing camp already.
camp is treated simultaneously like the most important event in the school year and the least important event in the school year.
a while ago on here i was complaining about someone stubbing their cigarette out in the food bowl i leave for the street catswell, luckily that only happened once, and tonight i noticed a companion food bowl someone else had left out, full of wet food and even some fish in top. good!i hope those poor little guys will be okay in this cold weather :(
harming a stray cat bears a hefty fan.
.... tonight i noticed a companion food bowl someone else had left out, full of wet food and even some fish in top. good!i hope those poor little guys will be okay in this cold weather :(
Glad to hear. Cats are cunning and resourceful little creatures. I bought a sturdy little little cardboard cat shelter for a stray that hangs out around my apartment. It's designed for strays and even has some writing on the side, in Korean, that harming a stray cat bears a hefty fan. I'll see if I can find the link tomorrow.
I'll be qualified to teach high school literature, so hopefully I'll get in somewhere in the world. My best year in Korea was teaching high schoolers from April 2017 - April 2018.
VanIslander, I know you're trying to help but feeding cats canned tuna is SUPER bad for them. It contains enough sodium for 2 weeks in the can for them. Vets have told me never to do this. It's cheaper and healthier just to get some wet food for them.
TrueTuna is kind of like crack for cats; something they'll go absolutely nuts for but isn't great for them. Crack might be a bit of an exaggeration, but I wouldn't feed my cats tuna more than once every few months. Even then, only in very small amounts. It relates back to a post another user posted about people imposing human thought processes on animals. The cat might devour that tuna and love it, that doesn't mean it's good for the animal. Quality wet food should do just fine.Just a reminder, though this should be obvious to most, cats are lactose intolerant, never feed them milk.