August Class

My daughter teaching a class.

This month's class is over. My daughter Lindsey was in the class and that made it very emotional for me. Children are often different with friends than family, and parents don't often get the chance to see their kids in a different environment. My daughter made me proud. She was a kind and thoughtful person that put other people first. She allowed me to teach her what I know and learned well from me. I was able to see a test she did for the class and I was impressed with how much she had learned.

Eric explaining that hamsters are mean.

This class was like every class, full of diverse characters! We had 2 Korean girls that were learning to teach ESL when they go back to their country. A couple of students had just gotten their MAs and want to go teach overseas before they start their careers. One lady was a minister in the local jail and wants to set up an ESL program, I may even help her set it up. One student is planning on moving to Viet Nam and set up a school, I tried to explain to him running a school is a business decision not an educational decision.

MinJi will leave for Korea in 2 days.

A couple of students don't have a BA and were worried about how that will affect their possibilities of employment. I told them all it really does is limit their choices. One of them took the initiative while in my class and put his resume on line to look for a job. He was contacted last Monday by a kindergarten in Beijing. He was offered a job and will leave this Thursday. He will start teaching next week, 2 weeks after receiving the job. He now believes me that in this profession getting the job isn't the problem. I am happy for him and he is very excited.

Class picture.

This was a great group of students and I know I have made a difference in the world by teaching them. Next month I teach back in Berkeley look forward to see what those students will be like. I already know I will be teaching back in San Jose in October, but I don't know about October yet.

Students acting like they are trees!

I am debating with myself if I should continue my running. If I want to keep doing two races a month I will have to run next weekend on Saturday and Sunday and then the following weekend on Saturday and Sunday. I know if I don't run this weekend then I will stop my running regimen and I don't really think that is a good idea. Wish me luck in maintaining my promise of running two 5K races a month!!