Not too long a wait...

Hello all,



Everything in Seoul is pretty much the same. Our new classes are working out just fine, and I have actually enjoyed the change of scenery. My new classes are quite a bit less experienced so I find most of my time going over things like "Tom and Ann sat on a hat". With my old preschool classes I could have discussions and debates about the hidden meanings of more complex stories...now my stories don't have any words over three letters. Oh well, the new kids are cute, and are much better behaved than my last class.

My second new preschool class is a bit of a challenge. There are a couple of kids in the class that are complete train wrecks. One student named Steve (I taught his older sister in my old class) puts everything you give him in his mouth, another student named Helen cries at the drop of a hat, and the other named Phillip, doesn't listen to a word I say, and when he does want to answer, he doesn't raise his hand...instead he shouts at the top of his lungs..."PHILLIP...PHILLIP!" This boy will drive me to drink.



Correne kept one of her classes that she had last semester, and her new Homeroom class is pretty good. They were at SLP before, and now they are the smartest class in school. She is having some of the same problems that I had with my old class. They always talk over each other, and get really upset when they lose. So far they have responded to her really well, but sometimes the curriculum they have is too tough.



Her other class is only 5 students, but it is more like 10 if you count the demanding mothers. These kids are nowhere near the level they are being taught...but because the mothers wanted their kids to be doing the same books as the smart kids...the school had no choice. So Correne spends most of her day reading a book that is too hard, asking questions that are too hard, and writing in a Practice Book that the kids can't understand. Obviously she is frustrated.



On a more leisurely note...Correne and I have discovered the addictive time waster World of Warcraft. For those of you who d not know of what I speak. World of Warcraft or WoW as we will now call it, is an online video game set the land of fantasy (no how can you resist). It is so indepth and so much fun that we have to share the computer or it may lead to a divorce. So sometimes work isn't all bad if you have something to look forward to when you get home (uhh, other than the pleasurable company of my wife). You know what I mean.



Well, I'm afraid that's it for now. Drop us a line and let us know what is up with all of you who read this. Cheers.





Paul



PS. Here's a look out of our apartment window (the air looks cleaner than it really is)