Tag: world travel
member name: Charlotte McClain
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October 14, 2007 01:59 AM EDT --
As a world traveller, I need to know a few things and I'm hoping y'all can help me out. Recently, I did a multicultural lesson with my kids and as part of it, I taught the kids to say hello in . . .
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January 19, 2008 10:47 PM EST --
Last year in our neighborhood in Seoul, we had only hofs, creepy little bars that doubled as coffee shops. This year I have Starbuck's, Coffee Bean, and Caribou Coffee all within a 5 minute . . .
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October 27, 2007 09:42 AM EDT --
In the end it went off with fewer hitches than one would expect when one is working with 5 year olds. I went to school about 1 and Helen, Sophie and I spent the afternoon cleaning and moving things around. . . .
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November 19, 2007 08:13 AM EST --
Ok, this actually happened Frida, but it's taken a while to get to where I could write about it without gagging.
Most days, I love being a preschool teacher. The kids are fun and Helen and . . .
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December 06, 2007 08:38 AM EST --
This is a little complicated and reads rather like a soap opera, but thus is life at the Preschool Academy of Seocho.
Sara and her Korean co-teacher June have been at one another's throats . . .
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February 16, 2008 10:34 PM EST --
If you didn't already know, I teach preschool in South Korea. I really get into it. I want to instill my students with a love of learning and make sure they are not afraid of foreigners. This . . .
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February 28, 2008 03:21 AM EST --
I stopped in at school today to wrap up some loose ends and drop off more freebies for the teachers staying behind. Naturally, I stopped in to talk to Helen. She said she talked to Sonia's mother . . .
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May 24, 2007 06:49 AM EDT --
My husband, Dennis, is a bit of an anxious sort so when he turned red and blotchy at 10 at night after starting a new antibiotic we decided the best course of action would be to find a hospital. Of course, . . .
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October 02, 2007 05:55 AM EDT --
One of the most difficult days of my life was the day of my husband's surgery, in Korea. Now having your husband go under the knife is stressful. Having your husband go under the knife while you are . . .
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October 27, 2007 09:08 PM EDT --
I posted the story about my Parents' Night last night and this morning I woke up to a private message from someone saying that I was obviously a dedicated teacher but she would never ask a child, "Am . . .
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November 12, 2007 08:26 AM EST --
One of my precious monkeys, Ellen, has been in America for three weeks. Ellen is extremely bright, excitable, eager to learn and fun to have around, though she refuses to smile for the camera. She's . . .
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November 21, 2007 06:02 AM EST --
I can't seem to get a reasonable amount of time to be healthy. I just got over a cold last week and was finally feeling like myself yesterday when last night I felt another virus moving in like a . . .
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December 08, 2007 06:37 AM EST --
The management at my school is … well, to say bad is to put it kindly. Our principal is extremely passive aggressive. She doesn't like to mix it up with me because I'm pretty direct, . . .
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December 09, 2007 08:30 AM EST --
I've had stress, lots of stress, lately and I decided it would help me to list the things I have to be thankful for to keep my spirits up.
1.My husband's health is good and getting better. . . .
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January 23, 2008 04:41 AM EST --
Today was the kind of day that makes me wish I wore a hazmat suit to work. I mean the full deal with the plexiglass face mask and the dedicated air supply.
This morning about half the class . . .
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October 24, 2007 09:08 PM EDT --
Well, here I am, dripping with green stuff on my face, getting ready for Parent's Night.ÂÂ
I thought Mother's Day was a big deal, but Parent's Night is even bigger. . . .
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February 11, 2008 06:54 AM EST --
I've gathered several of my articles on how to's of teaching in South Korea into one "table of contents" on Associated Content. I tried to cover everything important and create a kind . . .
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October 17, 2007 06:21 AM EDT --
At school, we do a Christmas concert and not surprisingly, it is a very competitive event. Each class sings between 3 and 5 songs and apparently some of the mothers hang around to watch other classes just . . .
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January 29, 2008 04:02 AM EST --
Recently, my students took a test to determine what level they would be in next year. Despite the fact that the parents all knew there were only 20 spots in this class and 60 kids competing for them, about . . .
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February 24, 2008 05:19 AM EST --
I'm facing a couple of ends right now.
The school year is ending so my kids will be leaving Swan class and so will I. It's heartbreaking to lose my kids, but, as my husband keeps . . .
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