Ready for Sleep

The last two days weren't as bad as I was expecting. I was stressed because I don't know anything about China but so far, my one day on China went much better than expected. Part of the problem is that China has such a huge history, added to the fact that I've never really learned anything at all about China before now...and it doesn't help that 20-30 of my students are Chinese or Taiwanese. Stresses me out. I'm afraid I'm going to offend them. Today I had a boring PowerPoint Lecture that actually turned out keeping their attention, oddly enough, and keeping them awake. Then I gave them an informal quiz on China, which they all enjoyed. Man, these kids are smart. Seriously, they did better on it than I did. Apparently I need to work on my geography.

Me: Name this city.
Kids: Oh! I know that city, duh, Taipei!
Me: *sheesh*

Me: What does this flag represent?
Them: Hong Kong under the Britsh!
Me: *double sheesh...took me forever to figure that one out...*

Anyway, they enjoyed that and I was pleased. The last two mornings I've been waking up incredibly grumpy. I moan and groan and complain to myself that i have to go to school. It gets rather bitter. It's too bad, too. Last week was such a great week but my attitude really changed my day yesterday. I think it's because I know that my lessons suck and I anticipate the reception and groan inside, which doens't make me all that excited about teaching. Thankfully, though I started out with a bad attitude today too, the kids responding to what I thought would be really boring made my day instantly better and my attitude was much better the rest of the day.

I should be reading up on China tonight. But I just can't. I just don't want to. I brought grading home to do but I'm not going to do it. It's only 8:15 and I'm falling asleep. I don't know why I'm so tired this week but I am. If I'm not going to work then I at least want to read my book but I even think I'm too tired for that. I guess I'll just go to bed and get more sleep tonight. That will probably help.

Reflection: Thankful that things went better today than I thought. I do want to know more about China, I just wish I could just insert a chip into my brain to learn it instantly so I can use it this unit. I think I'm ready for sleep. I'm praying that I can have a better attitude tomorrow, even if things don't go well.

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