So I am here in Korea and here I will stay. At least until it seems that sufficient time has been given to properly fail as my boss told me. After a wonderful weekend my kindergarten class completely destroyed my positive mood Monday morning. My frustration about the stubbornness of seven year olds was compounded when I snapped at Jeremy who is a form of my boss. After snapping at him I thought it best to go directly to the head boss and ask how long till I could be replaced and to tender my resignation. She was dumbfounded by my decision as she had been hearing pretty good things about how well prepared and such I am. That is all the easy stuff-and I love my afternoon classes; I just have trouble handling the 7 year olds. My other boss walked in on our conversation and said to calm down have lunch and continue later. So I taught my “good” classes and went back that night. We came to a compromise for the mean time.
As several people said to me: a weekend to clear my head made a big difference; instead of continuing to stew I acted today. I feel more strength and energy in me than I have in the last two weeks since I arrived. I am worried about my attitude and the worry that I have caused people back home. I am sorry. I want to share all of this experience with you so you are seeing the good (Seoul) and the bad (dealing with 7 year old demons)…One day, One moment at a time-to sound like a preacher again. I wake up trying to forget about the day before and meet the kids anew each morning, but they are more than I know how to handle….
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