I had a kid cry today. I told the kids that if their regular teacher was feeling better on Monday then she would be back teaching instead of me.
One boy was like "NOOOOO! You can't go. Your math explanations are so easy to understand. I'm finally getting it! And now this happens...." (;_;)

The kids were really struggling with fractions on the day I walked in. I took em through it from the beginning. The class as a whole seemed to really get a lot out of it. One girl was like (insert sassy voice) "Fractions are so easy now. I can't believe I thought this was hard!"

I learned all their names, and even their voices. I could be working with one student and hear another one messing about and call them out without even lifting my head, turning around or missing a beat. That was pretty cool. "So when you multiply the bottom part of the fraction by 3, *Jonathan do your work please* you have to multiply the top part by 3 as well, that's the rule."

I do wonder what this gig must be like year-round though. I imagine it can't be all fun and games, can it? hmmmm....

Not exactly. I went to a "meetup" tonight. The "Japanese Good News" meetup group (from meetup.com) had an outing at this Korean Karaoke joint on Edgewater drive. Most of the songs were in Korean, but there were a decent number of songs in English, Chinese, Japanese, Tagalog and even Vietnamese. We all had a lot of fun. Heck, even the bar owner sang with us. There was a fair bit of Shochu and wine thrown about. I also got a few beers on the side. I sang my ass off. Well, not really. I tried to do "Everything" by Misia and "You Go Your Way" by Chemistry - two of my Japanese staples. Unfortunately, I'm REALLY rusty. I plowed through "Everything" and it was terrible. I was almost mediocre on "You Go Your Way". At least I nailed my English songs:
"Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back In Anger" by Oasis and "Lyin' Eyes" by the Eagles..... I think. I was rather inebriated by this point so this may be the alcohol recalling. lol (Still, not nearly as far gone as most of my outings in Japan, but pretty good for the USA.)