Yesterday I officially worked my last day at my first school. It was an emotional day, as I said goodbye to the many students I love dearly and the best job I've had to date. I managed to get through the farewell party without crying, so that was a relief.
It was kind of disappointing when I tried to give certain students individual goodbyes and they were too busy ignoring me to listen. I guess we teachers are just a dime a dozen to them. I was successful with my oldest class though. I decided to give them all caricature-type drawings of themselves, which got plenty of laughs. I thought the pictures were pretty good, considering I had to give myself a crash course on caricature drawing through the internet during the week. Tom Richmond's blog was a big help.
I'll look back at my time here with fond memories, and I'm also excited about my next position. I'm told the kids are looking forward to meeting me, which I reciprocate.
I was supposed to go to my new job this morning, but I got a call saying the director was sick, and she wanted to know if I could wait until tomorrow to be picked up. I was OK with it, because it gave me some time to relax after the long day I had yesterday, plus more time to pack.
So anyway, here I am now, writing this blog post. To end on a fun note, here are my favorite quotes from my time at this school:
진수: Do you think I am handsome?
Me: Huh?
진수: Do you think I am handsome?
Me: You don't say "handsome" for girls, you say "pretty."
재경: Teacher, she's asking if you think you are handsome.
Me: Oh, me? Well, I don't know. I suppose I'm moderately good-looking. (to 진수) Do you think I'm handsome?
진수: No.
Me: What's the first thing you remember doing on the internet?
경진: Click click click.
Me: What do you think your life would've been like 100 years ago?
경은: Bad.
Me: Oh, because Japan would've been controlling your country?
경은: Yes, and no cell phone.
Me: Germany built six concentration camps in Poland. Do we all know what concentration camps are?
인학: Yes, death camps.
준성: Killing camp.
영민: Goodbye camp.
Me: Don't touch. 만지지마.
지우: You know Korean?
Me: Yes.
지우: Say "나는 바보."
Me: 지우는 바보.
Me: Quiet, Motormouth.
진우: Motormouth. Ha ha, I am Motormouth.
Me: Which countries have oil?
석: The United Kingdom!
Me: Yes!
석: And Norway!
Me: Yes! 석, you're good!
석: And Denmark!
Me: (Sigh) No, not Denmark. 석, you're bad again.
석: Why???
경민: Teacher, mouse is very ugly.
이삭: (picks the #10 card) Awww!
Me: Aw, well don't worry, 이삭. You get to be #1 next time.
이삭: Ha ha ha!
Me: A liter is a unit of measurement. You can have one liter, two liters, three liters...
재영: One liter, two liter, three liter Indians...
인하's pattern sheet: I can't wear a subway.
경민 and 지형's test sheets: Geese are my family.
다운's pattern sheet: My brother is not liked by his "girlfriends."
범창's sentence sheet: I deplore Ian-teacher.
상혁: Your name is... (writes "IIan tteacher")
진우 (with English accent): Will you please shut up?
범창's test notebook: Some people like lock music and others like rape.
준성 (to 인학): Your house is five floor.
진우: You raise me up, so I can kill you...
유빈: I don't like this book.
수아: I am not little puppy!
인하: You speak Korean! You lose points!
Me: Be quiet!
상원: No, this is echolocation!
진우: Can I have some hand appetizer?
다연: Your hair is crazy.
세린 (pointing to picture of a vampire bat): This is Ian-teacher!
동건: Democracy!
Me: Do you know Africa?
세린: Ah, the people are...(draws stick figure with filled-in head on the board)...this!
인하's journal: His mission is very hard to clear, but Hunt can clear it because he has a good body.
지민: Elephant jelly in hamburger!
경수: Go away! Forever!
상혁: Teacher! Her brother is Chinese people and her sister is Japanese people!
다연: No! They are Korean people!
인하: (to a baby crying outside the window): Excuse me! Will you please shut up?
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