Teaching Logistics

A little about teaching. According to my schedule, I have 19.3 hours plus the time it takes to plan 19.3 hours of class. It isn’t a huge load, but it’s plenty to keep me busy. I teach a sales manager at a company called Ratiopharm, a pharmaceutical company. He’s about 40 years old and very businessy, he can’t stand for me to waste a second of his time. It’s a good thing though, I really feel like I can make some progress with him. It’s weird because my roommate, Jake, also teaches him. Jake teaches him on Tue. and Thu. and I teach him on  Mon and Wed. I still fill like I’m impersonating a real teacher, hoping that no one will notice.

            Another class happens to be at Lego, which is fun because the office is filled with Lego things, like a Lego Deathstar. The worst part about it is that it’s in Kladno, which is outside of Prague, about two hour hall from my apartment. I have two classes there, but they’re back to back which is good. The first class is Elementary, which I did not expect to be teaching as a new teacher. It’s usually a job reserved for those who speak Czech, can you imagine teaching someone who knows very little English. Then, my last class is for a sales lady at a huge furniture chain much like Bed, Bath, and Beyond. And those are the basic logistics of it. You'll here a lot more stories and grouse later.