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Am not going to name the school I’m currently training in just in case my students find my blog :D

Anyhow got to school today and suffered from a a bad case of culture shock. I’ve never been in a neighborhood school and I didn’t realize how sheltered that made me. The dynamics of a neighborhood school are just…different from the ones I’ve been in. For one thing, although we joke about it plenty, I’ve never actually heard the term “‘Cher!” used in a classroom by students. Today I’ve been called ‘Cher countless times and it never fails to make me half want to grin.

The kids are also a lot better behaved than I’d feared, which I’m thankful for. It’s definitely a far cry from my own secondary school days but still I think I should be able to manage it. And you know…I actually feel pretty happy and comfortable in front of the classes. So far, anyway :P

My mentor teachers are also really nice; I’m going to be quite satisfied shadowing them. A bit of luck, the school’s 50th anniversary celebrations are this Friday so there’s no actual lessons on Thursday and no school at all on Friday, except I have to be at the concert in the evening. Plus Monday is Youth Day, and when you think about it, I should have gone to Bangkok this weekend instead :P

I ALSO FINISH WORK EVERY DAY AT 2PM WOOOOO!

That’s it lah. I think I don’t want to teach JC anymore. I like going home early and catching up on lost sleep from waking up at unholy hours like 5.40am.

It leaves me with an entire afternoon and evening to do my own thing.