lions and tigers and germ(an)s, oh my!

So, it’s my third week at the new school, and I’m starting to get the feel of the place/the students. Although this school/the students are very different from last year, they’re both beginning to warm to me. At first all the kids were nervous and quiet, (some still are) but I took the opportunity of teaching most of them by myself in order to show them a little bit more about me, my sense of humor, and other crazy things about me. Today I brought some fun youtube videos to class, in order to show political satire, so I showed some Colbert Report and some SNL from the election last year. While it was above most of the kids heads, some of them got it right off the bat (YAY!) and then I explained it to the rest of them. They’re slowly starting to realize that I’m more than just another boring teacher standing in front of the class and lecturing! W00t!
This week will actually be the first week I will have had all my classes, so we’ll see how meeting the new kids goes tomorrow! I’ve been plugging my extra-curricular stuff to the teachers and the older students a lot, so hopefully, once that starts, we’ll have lots of participation. In other news, the other ETA will be arriving at some point this week, to work at my old school… hopefully we can work on some of the community stuff together, and expand on what Karen and I did last year…
Not so much news about me personally… been pretty good, plodding along, apu. I’ve so far avoided the swine flu, even though I’m surrounded by teacup humans filled with germs. Hand sanitizer is a wonderful thing! There have been a lot of kids sick already, and I’m trying to avoid touching them at all. :X
Anyways, have a great week, everyone!!
-seany:o)

ps, you've got to admit, that's the best post title EVER!