This week the kids didn't have school or camp or anything at all. They were home all day and it wasn't nice outside so we couldn't go to the pool. We barely left the house. Occasionally the backyard was bearable but very rarely.
English class was terrible this week. I tried separate classes and brought them back together one day to play bingo. Bingo was going really well until they grabbed all the pieces of paper I cut out as markers and threw then into the air screaming "Feliz Navidad." I have been searching the internet for new innovative and fun ways to teach English and it is difficult with such different ages and levels of Spanish as well as the lack of supplies I have here.
Nico is the hardest to teach because he doesn't want to do ANYTHING I suggest but doesn't have any ideas himself. He is so frustrating. This week he told me he didn't like me, I'm ruining his summer and he wants me to go back to America. Well, same to you buddy. UGH.
Lucas has been pretty good in class, he is really good at remembering vocab but not very good at having a conversation. He always goes to Spanish first instead of trying it in English it asking how to say something. His favorite thing to say to me is "shut up" in Spanish. It's not quite as bad for kids to say it here as in America but to me it's still super rude and I hate when he says it. I could be telling him he is done with class, or that I want to give him a million dollars and some ice cream and he would still tell me to shut up. So annoying. He also tells me I'm fat a lot so that's quite endearing.
Matias is hard to teach. He doesn't have the biggest attention span but he does remember things well so I focus on one or two words phrases a day and then we usually etch frozen videos in English the rest of the time.
This week Moni had a talk with me (yelled at me, then smiled) about how the kids aren't learning enough. I try to explain that they don't listen to me and I'm trying my hardest but I guess she just doesn't get it. I'm not an English teacher. I'm not qualified to be teaching children English. I'm just a native speaker trying to make it through a summer with kids that hate me. It's hard. I don't want to be whiny but the summer isn't getting any better or easier. Tomorrow they start camp so let's hope it gets a little better! Despite how much I whine I really am trying to be optimistic about this summer and the outcome. Here's hoping something magical happens soon!!
My birthday is in 11 days so maybe after I'm 22 things will start looking up!
Oh, I almost forgot! Yesterday the family went to the beach house and I opted to stay home alone and wow has it been great. I went on a run, made pizza, watched cheesy movies on YouTube and just relaxed without the kids. It has been so nice. They come home tonight but I still have about five hours of solo time and I am really happy about it because I really needed it!
Xoxo
Ciao!
Taryn
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