Today was a full day of teaching. My first class was three hours of creative writing with Minjae. I have taught this boy for two hours everyday since September. And now I will teach him Saturdays for three hours. I don’t know what more I can teach him. I guess I should just provide more constructive criticism on his writing. I suggested he buy The Elements of Style. In fact, I suggest this to all my writing students, (who have mastered the basics) and those want to improve their writing style.
Amazingly those three hours went by quickly. Then I taught elementary students for two hours. I don’t mind this class because the students are young and well-behaved. That’s one thing I miss about Oedae, the younger students. Younger students have no attitudes and they are keen on learning. Also, there’s the added bonus that they laugh at everything. Not a bad way to spend two hours.
Finally I taught the two essay classes at the end of my day. It was a little stressful because there were ten new beginning students, and I had to take the rest and sort them out. By the end of the evening I was calmed down. Right now I am looking at all those essays I have to mark and it’s making me anxious. C’est la vie when you teach writing.