The First Chapter

I admitted it to my co-workers; I had gotten lazy in my preparation for and expectations in the classroom.  I had stopped expecting as much of my students calling it good enough if we got through the material without checking to make sure that there was understanding and learning going on.

Truth be told, I got beat up by a negative environment prior to their arrival replacing teachers leaving.  Their new energy kicked me in the butt and I realized that even with only one month left in my term, I want to and need to keep going.

Growing means that I don't get to just survive, just make sure things are gone over and covered.  There must be understanding and learning.  It may be difficult.  I may want to whine just as much as my students do when I ask them to write sentences to show me if they really understand the grammar and vocabulary we just covered, but to do it anyway.

I thought I had the trust and courage thing covered after coming to Korea.  Apparently, that was just the first chapter of the book... so much more growing.
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