Every day I learn something new about the Emirates, the UAE, my school, and the curriculum. I have seen my fair share of parents already. And it is because I am tough and will not just give students grades they think they deserve without working for it! (One part of my teaching philosophy I'm STICKING TO.)
I have a co-teacher, Jasmine, who is pregnant and due any day now. I now know after eavesdropping that her purpose was to make sure I could handle a classroom and to see if I was ready to teach on my own!!! REALLY!!! I was pissed at first because they took my looks and experience and completely looked over my education. I am on a team of teachers that are all 10 plus years older than me. Most have kids my age and older. Most are grandparents. From day 1 they always asked "Are you ok?" "Don't be scared?" "What are you going to do when Jasmine leaves?"
To put it frank...I may be young and I may not have as much experience, but my education speaks for itself! I have a higher degree than most of them and worked my tail off to get it! And although I will be living under the bank in loans for the years to come haha, that will in NO WAY impact how well I educate these young ladies. I have never and will never be SCARED! I do not know the curriculum, but will learn it and will make it applicable to all my students on all their differentiated levels!
With that said, I love the girls and they love me. You wouldn't be able to tell by their behavior some of the times, but it's true! haha My Science girls blow my mind by how respectful and on task they always are. Just this past week they asked if they could start reading a novel as a class :) YAY! That's my cup-a-tea! And then there is my Arts girls...they are a different breed of student all together. Let me explain: Grades 11 and 12 are separated into Science and Arts. What does this mean? To an outsider, it would mean that the Science girls have Science based classes and the Arts girls have Arts based classes. But in actuality it means that the Science girls take education seriously and will most likely go on to college. And the Arts girls know that they will have a match soon and be married off so school is just a place to socialize!
haha
Surprised? Well that is how it is...in all Cycle 3 schools!
I am keeping positive and counting down to Winter Break :)
The Half Point of Year 1!!!
I have a co-teacher, Jasmine, who is pregnant and due any day now. I now know after eavesdropping that her purpose was to make sure I could handle a classroom and to see if I was ready to teach on my own!!! REALLY!!! I was pissed at first because they took my looks and experience and completely looked over my education. I am on a team of teachers that are all 10 plus years older than me. Most have kids my age and older. Most are grandparents. From day 1 they always asked "Are you ok?" "Don't be scared?" "What are you going to do when Jasmine leaves?"
To put it frank...I may be young and I may not have as much experience, but my education speaks for itself! I have a higher degree than most of them and worked my tail off to get it! And although I will be living under the bank in loans for the years to come haha, that will in NO WAY impact how well I educate these young ladies. I have never and will never be SCARED! I do not know the curriculum, but will learn it and will make it applicable to all my students on all their differentiated levels!
With that said, I love the girls and they love me. You wouldn't be able to tell by their behavior some of the times, but it's true! haha My Science girls blow my mind by how respectful and on task they always are. Just this past week they asked if they could start reading a novel as a class :) YAY! That's my cup-a-tea! And then there is my Arts girls...they are a different breed of student all together. Let me explain: Grades 11 and 12 are separated into Science and Arts. What does this mean? To an outsider, it would mean that the Science girls have Science based classes and the Arts girls have Arts based classes. But in actuality it means that the Science girls take education seriously and will most likely go on to college. And the Arts girls know that they will have a match soon and be married off so school is just a place to socialize!
haha
Surprised? Well that is how it is...in all Cycle 3 schools!
I am keeping positive and counting down to Winter Break :)
The Half Point of Year 1!!!
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