First off I have to say that cleaning blood off from…well just about anything is a pain in the neck.  White wine, salt or club soda often help!

The rules for corporal punishment at work are fairly simple. I can’t hit a child or physically humiliate them ‘in front of the other students.’

With the recent onslaught of teachers on leave due to ( Read more... )

I have learned that much akin to the Pavlov's dog, these children respond to screams as did his once overly hungry canine. They will stop talking if you scream; heck if you degrade them enough they might actually complete the assigned homework.
Such is the manner in which they were raised, in which their teachers' were raised. Quite frankly I have ( Read more... )

The morning began with my students performing for the assembly. They were great right before the rest of the student body began to file onto the field. Then things turned sour as nerves began to kick in, their confidence level dropped and with that their ability to speak coherent English. The natural tendency to rush through the script kicked in ( Read more... )

At my school every class has to present a morning assembly which often consists of skits, songs, quotes, speeches and everything in between. It was now my classes turn. Recently the English teacher left to pursue her oh so wonderful dream of stepping down from the meat market to tie the knot with some random man who did not believe in her ( Read more... )

My apologies for the lack of posts. With the closing of school for winter vacation I sought the opportunity to explore the country. I was in the middle of finalizing a Himalayan summit trip while sitting at the local mall’s eatery when I was approached by a lost soul. After striking up some conversation I discovered that he too a humanitarian out ( Read more... )

Sunday morning…the first thought that enters my mind falls along the lines of ‘what the hell is that noise…oh my phone’ and then I proceed to wonder why my phone is going off at the ungodly hour of 11 a.m ( Read more... )

E: You are not responsible for the choice those you try to help make. You cannot make them choose the right path.

N: Then what’s the point of having this power? You say I’ve helped people. You said I’ve done good. Where? When? All I see are the same people making the same mistakes over and over again. Nothing I do makes a difference.

E: You can’t ( Read more... )

So there was an electrical fire that shorted the entire apartment. It killed a computer, the TV and my phone. That’s right my phone is dead, I have it if anyone wants to try and revive it but it turns on, screen goes black then white and then turns off. I no longer have any numbers. Drat! I know that I should come up with some crazy story about how ( Read more... )

First truly discover if your students are walking the path of rabid insanity.  If your children are running amuck in the class, note that as perfectly normal. However, as soon as they start throwing markers and other students towards the rotating fan, that is when you need to duck for cover! Please note that assisting your students in drawing a ( Read more... )

In a country where random men suddenly fulfill their urge to urinate on another’s property, much a kin to dog, it comes as no surprise that the children of this great country have no etiquette for the library. For that matter nor do the teachers. The English teacher's job is to bring the students into the library and plop in front of a computer ( Read more... )