After yesterday’s adventure of getting back to Santo Domingo, getting up for school this morning was pretty tough. Most of us did not make it down to our 6am breakfast. Thank goodness for pop tarts!
School was pretty typical. Students are starting to prepare for their final exams next week so they are working on study guides. I will be teaching the 12th grade government class all week, which my professor will be observing tomorrow. I think that it went well when I taught that class last Wednesday, so I am hoping for another good lesson! I’m just a little worried, what if the class doesn’t show up? This is actually a real problem here, an entire class just might not show up. Especially if they have a test in the class period before.
I am still pretty confused about the test taking environment here. Every time our students have a test they take way longer than the 45 minute class period to finish it. Because of this, they miss their next class, and the next class we are supposed to have has to wait in the hallway. This would never happen in the schools back home. When the bell rang, my students back in Millington quickly made their way to their locker and their next class to avoid a tardy. Here, the bell means nothing. As a teacher used to more structure, and as a former high school student who earned the perfect attendance award, this kind of stresses me out. I am not sure I would ever get used to it!
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