End of the School Year

I know I am not supposed to have favorite classes, but I do. Does that make me a bad teacher?

2008-2009 HR 23 and I just clicked. We were able to have lots of fun in class and still get a lot done. They made my classroom atmosphere so much fun and Mondays didn't seem so treacherous since I would see them 3rd period. I will miss them this new school year.

Here we are doing the "Daigo Pose". Daigo is a Japanese pop-star/TV guest star whose only reason for being famous is that his grandfather was a former Prime Minister. Daigo makes a trademark pose that looks like Sign for "I love you" but reversed with both hands crossed. Kinda cool looking. By the way, I am in the middle.

And then we had the "Baka-Kao" pose. Baka in Japanese means "stupid" and kao is "face". I have this picture on my desk at school and it gives me a good laugh in the morning as I start my day.

Thank you HR 23 for making my first year so great!

Misuse of the ALT

JTE: Jill-san... uh... would you be so kind to help me with something?

Me: *in the midst of grading essays about eco-friendliness and final exams* Certainly. What kind of help do you need?

JTE: Ah. I am so glad you said you would help. I need you to help me with a test.

Me: Oh, like recording?

JTE: *starts to look nervous* No... uh... I need you to... to... well... *hands me books and some papers* ...Here are the test materials for tomorrow. Please make a test for me and leave a copy on my desk before you go home.

Me: Uh... (Teacher's name)... why is it that you need me to make this test?

JTE: Oh, well.... *a lot of deep-breathing through the teeth* Well we do not, uh, have classes today.... so.... I am taking nenkyu to go home early.

Me: (Teacher's Name) ... let me make sure I understand what it is you need "help" with. You need ME... to do YOUR work... so you can go home EARLY? *gestures to the piles of papers on her desk*

JTE: *pause* I see. Well... thank you for your help. I will see you tomorrow.

If this JTE really is going to be my Supervisor next year, I might try to catch a deadly disease.