Tuesday, September 11, 2012

The One With The First Day Of Classes (written 9/11/2012)


Today was the first day of classes.  The students here are absolutely incredible! Each class stays in the same room all day and the teachers move from room to room.  Each time I walked into a class all the students stood up and said in unison, “Good morning Madam” and then stayed standing until I gave them permission to sit.  It seriously melted my heart every time. 

I did an introduction and review lesson today and will do the same tomorrow with the classes I have not yet met with.  Then Thursday I will start in with new material.  I am so excited to get started with actual lessons!  The students seem so eager to learn.  They clapped after each class and sometimes even for each other when someone got an answer right.  I know it is going to be tough teaching so many classes and so many students (learning their names alone seems a near impossible task at this point) but I am confident that it is going to be rewarding work!

4 comments:

  1. How cool that the kid are so excited to learn! Im so bad with names anyway I can't imaging learning so many! Can you have them wear name tags? How many kids in each class?
    Im so glad for this experience for you but I do miss you like CRAZY!!!!!
    Love you Mom

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  2. It is going to be so incredibly rewarding for the students to have you as their teacher! I loved seeing the pictures of your home. How do we as American's ever think we have it so difficult?
    Are you able to receive mail? How about packages?
    Melinda

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  3. Hi Carly,
    I LOVE your blog! This is an awesome way to look back at your day to day experience on this amazing journey. I'm so happy for you! And I LOVE the whole F.R.I.E.N.D.S theme you have going on with the title of each blog :)
    Anyways, I wish you the best of luck on this once in a lifetime opportunity. Remember that whenever it gets hard, think about the success that you are bringing to your students and I guarantee that that will motivate you and give you the push to continue to do what you're doing!
    Looking forward to reading more posts from you!
    -Melody

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  4. Ah Carly I am so unbelievably proud of you!! It seems like you are doing AWESOME! how exciting that you get to teach something you love so much to a group of kids actually excited to learn!! i dont think most american teachers can say that!! ah missing you so much but so so so proud of what you are doing!!

    love you!!

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