Wow, what just happened! Another year has gone by, and I am back at STARTALK for the summer again? This year, I am not teaching a class, but am taking on a different role at the program. What is instructional lead anyway? Hmmm... Better get those curricula all revised in three days... Someone is not done? Do it yourself, quick... How do you write the lesson plans again? Here you go... You need some ideas? Check out my blog... Don't be sad. I will buy you a bubble tea... Can I borrow---? Yes!... I need to go to the bathroom. Can you watch the kids?... Don't speak English!!!
We have not even started, but all the scenes are already vividly playing themselves in my head. The anxiety dreams are going to start soon too. It's like stepping into a real-life classroom with teachers as students. Despite all the uncertainly as I take on this new job, knowing how hard one needs to work as a STARTALK teacher, just makes me want to advocate that much more for my teachers. As I work on the blog, the teachers are producing the draft lesson plans for the program's first week. I think one is already sitting in my inbox. Way to go, teachers!
