Yesterday was my last teaching day! Just one observation day and a written piece to go and I'll be a teacher ( Read more... )

Yesterday I started applying for teaching jobs. Everything looked good, until I realized that out of 4 cover letters I sent out, 2 had significant errors... I even mentioned the name of the wrong organization in one of them! I forgot to actually attach my resume and cover letter to another school ( Read more... )

I'm glad to be heading to Bodhivana monastery tomorrow, it's just too shocking to come out of retreat like this and into the world of a directionless tourist. Being able to speak again and participating in monastic life will be like a bit of a halfway house ( Read more... )

Just wanted to mention that I'll still have access to e-mail, though infrequently, over the next few months ( Read more... )

It rained today. Fortunately the leaky walls/roof were in the back of the house. Another stroke of good luck: the wooden floor also leaks ( Read more... )

Well, one good lesson, a couple of bad lessons. Angela, my supervising teacher, is pleased with how things have gone so far... in a way that's what matters most! The students keep asking me why I want to be a teacher, a question I keep asking myself. The only crappy part is trying to control a group of wild kids, and with good preparation that ( Read more... )

My supervising teacher was sick yesterday... the first day of prac. Observing supply teachers teaching without a lesson plan outside of their subject areas is not a pretty sight. I hope it gets better than this.

Jeff

The UV index hit 12 today, and it's still winter. It kind of makes me paranoid about going outside during the day.

Today I presented a lesson on desertification for science class, and there was some interesting feedback regarding my manner of speaking. Some of my classmates liked my precise, measured tone; the prof, on the other hand, thinks I need to loosen up a lot. This isn't to criticize him, it's just discouraging when being spontaneous doesn't come out ( Read more... )

I had heard of this research before, but an article recalled it to my attention.

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/

I took the light/dark skin test to find a somewhat surprising result... perhaps because I have spent so much time traveling Asia.

Jeff