so i found a coffee shop nearby that has free wireless internet, so i am no longer forced to work only from my desk at home or from the teachers' lounge, and i am very happy about that.
today was my first day of actual teaching, and i think interesting is the best way to describe it. I actually started out the day being interviewed by the headmaster here at CAJ for the Humanities position that i have mentioned before. it was actually really good, and at one point he pulled in the middle school principal (i think it was a test to see how i would react to a situation changing very rapidly, and i'm pretty sure i passed that test). i was the last of 6 interviews, so if i dont get the job, then one of those other five (actually probably all five of them) must be more qualified and have more experience than me. but it was still good to apply even if it was to go through the interview process and see what that can be like.
so on to teaching. directly after that interview (my brain wasn't back into class-mode yet) i had my first class of US History. we're studying the 1920's, and the factors that led up to the Great Depression. i think class went well, and if anything it was good to just finally get up there and start teaching finally. tomorrow we'll be comparing herbert hoover and FDR and looking at the major split between the Repubican and Democratic parties that happened at this time, which have in turn shaped their party platforms even to this very day.
with the 8th graders, i had a lesson on Karate. honestly, it was a little rough, but there were some good parts in it. its good for me to get practice teaching things that i'm not completely familiar with, b/c its forcing me to do a lot of independent research and learn things for myself in order to teach them.
its been raining a lot here too, but it is not supposed to be monsoon season until june, so i guess i'm just lucky that i get stuck in the rain so much (i have 2 umbrellas now in case i forget one somewhere). also, i haven't been taking as many pictures lately, b/c i've been really busy with preparing for school, but once the weather clears up i'll get some pics of some of the interesting things i've seen around where the school is.
I miss you all, and am looking forward to telling you all about my trip, the things i've learned, and hearing what you have been learning as well.
here's one thing i learned when i was researching karate: there are different theories or legends regarding the use of the different colored belts as the ranking system for karate, but my two favorite were these:
1. everyone started out with a white belt, and as you achieved a new level, you dyed it a slightly darker color (yellow, orange, red, green, blue, purple, brown and then black) to show your mastery over that level. i thought that was pretty cool, but my favorite is
2. again, when someone started learning karate he was given a white belt to hold his Gi (uniform) closed. as he trained and trained, he never washed his belt, so the more he trained, the dirtier it got. the darker the belt, the more training that person must've gone through, so if you met a guy who had a black belt, you'd better watch out
again, those are legends, and i don't know how accurate they are, but i thought they were pretty cool nonetheless
see you all later
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We can only hope that those 5 other people are VERY well qualified.
yo what's up Mr.Huebner. It's been a while since i've talked to you, but i have been really busy writing music, graffiti art, and other stuff. It doesn't sound complicated, but it really is. Just a quick rundown of all the things i've done since i last talked to you. I almost broke my ankle skating, Arianna came back to school and she was gone for like a month, and finally we had to event a new product for Mr.Morton's class and me anna were partners!!!! 5 minutes before we go on to do our skit she decides to change it. Our product was when your sad wear a sign that says "FREE HUGS". It's just like wearing a sign that said "loser" on it. "It's better to die remembered than to live forgotten"-Jared
YEA - what Jeremy said.
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