I would like to begin this email with a prepared statement:
Dear sweet mother of everything holy and awesome, I have the *worst* craving for pancakes and (due to a lack of baking powder) no way to rectify it. I hope you all appreciate your proximity to places that serve breakfast 24 hours a day.
I taught my first lesson last Monday to a class of very eager, very intimidated form 2 students. It went well, but I caught myself rushing a few times and noticed that I get pedantic when I’m nervous. My second lesson on Wednesday was much better, and by Thursday afternoon, I felt like I was beginning to accomplish something.
We’ve begun with a basic overview of how human beings communicate using technology, which covers things like broadcast media, print media, and computers. This week, I’m going to start introducing computers, specifically the stuff they need to know in order to practice mouse usage and typing. My main goal right now is to get the students to a point where they can actually use a computer without too much
handholding, so that I can feel confident in moving on to to more complex material next term.
My average class size is about 90 students. Right now, I’m teaching remedial ICT to forms 2 and 3, which gives me about 180 students. When the form 1 students arrive, I’ll have 300 students in total for this term, which ends on 19 December. Next term, ICT will be an elective course for forms 2 and 3, which will result in fewer students for me to
worry about.
Thursday afternoon and almost all of Friday was spent with the headmaster, traveling around to different government offices and talking to various people in an effort to find out why the construction of our computer lab was being held up. We think we figured it out; it has to do with the construction funding. A few in-person conversations, a few well-placed phone calls, and now we’re supposed to be expecting a contractor sometime this week or next week. Just goes to show that it’s not what you know; it’s who you know.
Alright, that’s enough out of me. Enjoy your week, everyone.
