As my previous post mentioned, there are definitely benefits to teaching at a private international school. I rediscovered another one: how much fun you can have with coworkers and students. I realize, again, that there is fun to be had in American public schools as well, but things are just more relaxed here. Like I mentioned in my previous post, the student-teacher relationship is just different when you are a teacher at a boarding school.
So one of my coworkers, Dan, loves candy. I don't think you understood me just there, you probably read" My coworker Dan really enjoys to eat candy", but what I mean is that my coworker Dan literally loves candy. It is hilarious and also sometimes an issue.
Take for instance today: I was out of my classroom down the hall for two seconds before my cleaners came (each student cleans a designated classroom between 6th and 7th hour each day at our school). As I was walking back to my room, Dan comes scurrying out while laughing hysterically and I find my cleaners looking somewhat scared and definitely confused holding various cleaning tools. Concerned, I surveyed my room only to find my Jolly Rancher container open and missing some candy! Dan!!!!!!!!
As if that wasn't funny enough, he then proceeded to send his cleaner, 8th-grade Julia, down to my room with one of the empty wrappers and instructed her to tell me "Mr. K said it was delicious! Thank you!". What he didn't realize however, was that he started a war. I already have the perfect retaliation, but I am not allowed to discuss it here because he may have spies who read this blog.
I love teaching at a private international school! So much fun :)
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