I think Jangma is officially over and with it I hope my stress level will decline. It´s been a terrible few weeks. I feel as if I am ready for a mental breakdown. Teaching has become so stressful. This job was supposed to be easier than my first teaching job. For some reason, this is not the case.
My boss asked me to compile all my handouts so we can put them into a book for teaching. He said it is Korean culture to teach from a book and not to give handouts. Easier said then done. Coming from a publishing background, I know how difficult it is “to put something together” into a book. My hagwon has no qualms about copying a book in its entirety and selling it for a higher price. No copyright concerns here. And, I have to have this all done in three days. Yeah right. Apparently, it only takes a few days to copy but it is kind of stressful deciding on what should go in this book.
So I am posting a picture of some flowers I took beside the elementary school near my apartment, in the hopes it will have a calming effect on me.