DOOM DOOM DOOOOOOM~ .....doom

So I landed up going out with my predecessor's, predecessor's, predecessors...yes seemingly sounding like its a LONG time ago but really its was just 2 years ago. My predecessors had a bad habit of digging out early. So, we get to drinking with some san-nen sei teachers, i.e. teachers I never teach with. And I realize alot of things, this guy made friends because he wasnt on the internet. Because there was no internet, he went to TONS of clubs, AND even helped out Debate team at another school. Also I found out how he did lessons, and why he was well liked. He used Japanese! He was amazed my Japanese is better than his BUT I stand there and talk so slowly with student using any means needed to get them to understand my English. He put it simply, he HAD to teach the students, which do you like better cat and dog. And then had to FORCE them to discuss... even doing this he landed up using tons of Japanese... This is the level of the school. He said I was reaching for the stars trying to get them to use, CHOICES to make zOMG SKITS!

But I think I've made progress. He said he was not patient enough to deal with the explaining over and over in English. But my drawings, charades, hand motions of insanity are coming alone nicely. I think I will use Japanese, but bad Japanese sprinkled with some bad pronounciation. The students I can feel are getting better...at least at speaking. Their test scores still suck as I now realize I have to grade papers, with a headache from a combo of too much alchol and not enough sleep.


Thats right, I slept at 4 in the morning, STILL got up at 730 and made it to school. I also ran into a student with my bike due to bleary eyes tiredness, my fault. BUT the student didnt even apologize or check on how I was. What a bastard I'm totaly on the look out for him to get some serious ass spanking. I should've screamed out APOLOGIZE... but I'm certain he'd not understand. Thus the need for more Japanese...

Also I have a meeting soon, and I graded about 120 papers...w00t 250 more to go! Maybe I'll actually be doing something on my Zangyo! Ugh, what a horrible day, but a good nite. This guy was too insane, he was a super JET in some ways.. but in other ways...

I don't want to give up on my students, I feel..I KNOW they can make it! I do realize through grading their tests, they sometimes don't understand the meaning of what I am trying to get them to do. And I think in those times I need Japanese...diagrams go only so far =/.