We got our schedules for the new kindergarten school year this week, and I'll be teaching two kindergarten classes starting Monday. They're both baby classes - five years old by Korean counting, but more like three in Western age - which means they'll be a lot of extra work at first. The last time I was here I had the baby class and it's tough at the beginning because most of the kids have never really been in a structured environment like this before, some of them have never seen a non-Korean, and in general they can't understand any of the instructions that I'm giving them since they have no experience with English yet. Plus they always need help getting their coats and shoes on and off, etc. So it will be intense for a while.
Having two kindergarten classes makes for an insane schedule anyway, because it takes away your biggest planning period. But it's the only way to make overtime pay here, so I'm really looking forward to it. I'll be crazy busy, but it'll be nice to be able to knock some major dents in all my student loans.
One of my co-workers just recently paid off his student loans after working here for two years straight and having double kindergartens (and thus overtime) for much of the last year or maybe longer. So maybe someday soon that will be me!
