everyone asked me how i was planning on coming here and teaching english to kids who cant speak it when i cant speak thai. fair question. this is how it works: exactly as it sounds. there are so many communication issues that its almost not even humorous. but, in each class, there is a "thai assistant" teacher. they, for the most part, speak english and thai and communicate to the kids what i am asking or want them to do and then the kids do it...kinda.
anyway, for my p1s and p2s and two of my p3 classes, my thai assistants are great and the kids listen. the other two classes...theyre another story completely. but ive kind of given up on them anyway so its not even an issue now. today though, i had no thai assistant teacher in my p1/2 class, as she was setting up for tomorrows greatly anticipated sports day. and i wanted to murder them.
they were jumping on chairs and desks, running around, throwing water on each other, etc. i know from stories that this is what most of my friends deal with on a daily basis, but when ive gotten used to having children do as i ask, its hard to regain the control. the reason why the thai teachers have so much control over the classes is that they are allowed to hit the kids, and usually do so with rulers. so i tried hitting the desk with a ruler, and it broke. then i started having flashbacks to my first day of teaching practice and was ready to throw the cards at them and walk out, when the bell for lunch finally rang.
i could not have been happier.
and to make things better, because of sports day tomorrow, i have no classes :)
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