8-02 First day at School

8-02 First day at school

Kept telling my mother that I wasn’t supposed to go to school because TLG said I had to go to the meeting first. Well she didn’t care or understand me, so when we were saying all this it was five minutes before nine, and school started at nine (I thought, actually it started at 9:30). Many of the teachers are women; the only men are the technical computer guys. Everyone was so inviting and nice as I walked into the teacher’s lounge, everyone said hello in Georgian or in English. SIDENOTE: every time someone says something in English, everyone laughs including the person speaking.

My assessment so far:

The younger students know more because they can retain more at a faster pace. All students’ grades 1-6 just started English lessons this year, so all of them are on pretty much the same level. So by the time the students that I’m teaching will graduate they’ll know at least three languages and be able to speak the three languages, which are amazing compared to the United States, where some students don’t even know the first primary language, let alone become fluent in another. My co-English teach barely knows English, I have to talk to her in simple English, or well one worded sentences, lol. I love her though, she’s only 29 yrs old and wants to learn from me, and I am happy to teach her. She was taught three new words: snow boots, rain boots, and something else I cannot remember. She was so excited and pleased with herself! Wish my co-teacher knew more just so I could talk to someone everyday and have someone to relate too.

My assessment is that next Wednesday we need to start with the alphabet again, so they know how I pronounce each letter, and etc. Also, they memorize the book but have no idea what their actually saying, so that is one thing I want to change in the course of 4 months. Also, finally that afternoon we went to the meeting and knew everything she was saying and just thought it was pointless.

Tried to buy internet too today, but better internet will be available for ten lari more in a few days. Guess I should have bought it when I was in Tbilisi where there was an English speaker at the counter, but I just wanted to make sure which one to buy before I spent so much. Also, we went to the only bookstore in Orzugeti and they had no dictionary. Damn! *Sorry mom* Now freezing my butt off waiting for the 3 women I drove with to get back to the car, they all abandoned me to go do some shopping of their own, I sit in the car, as my feet are literally frozen. SO far all is well except for the freezing cold and no school for the next 6 days!