Pepa
Petrova
Good morning!
I am in a hurry to have my morning cup of coffee. I know – my students wait for
me. Some of them always get to school before me. I look around approaching the building.
Someone overtakes and says “hello” to me. And … at the corner of the school
they run towards me whooping!
In front of
the school I form them in column and we make for the classroom together. My
head is already full of information after we climb the stairs to the third
floor: who has a new pair of trainers, who is going to have a journey during
the weekend, which has a new pet. I can’t succeed to answer all their questions
they ask that make me feel like I am under fire.
We have 10
minutes to settle down to start the first lesson. I have to prepare the board
and the poster couth everything necessary for the classes. My students put
their things in order, getting ready for work. Oh, I can’t miss that minute
when I go to the staff room to take my class’ register and share first
greetings and jokes with my colleagues /a moment that depends on my day/.
Every day we
have 5 lessons /each lasts 40 minutes/ with short 10 minutes breaks. After the
second lesson, during the break my students are in the canteen, having their
free breakfast. At 12:10 I see some of the kids off. They go home, have lunch
and get ready for the next day with their parents and relatives. The rest of
the students have to do that at school with their educator in the afternoon.
What am I
faced with from here up to the end of my working day? A gathering to discuss
all the current, immediate tasks and aims; allocation of duties in touch with
the school project; checking my student’s notebooks; getting ready for the next
day…
I don’t get
home at the same time every day. Some time I have a cup of coffee with my
mates, talking again about moments from our working day. That is in my mind
walking on my way home, having dinner with my family and even when I am falling
asleep…
But I know
for certain: I have a profession, that never left me feel bored or lose the
meaning of my life!
Hello Pepa, It's very interesting, I like your feeling about our profession.
ReplyDeleteMartine
Thanks, Martine!
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