and Here We Go...

So after the extensive training (observing 12 classes) I have started teaching.  Basically, the key to teaching is the same as negotiations; prepare, prepare, prepare.  These kids don't know the difference, but I do.  When you walk out of a class it is like walking out of a test; you know if you crushed it or got owned.

One important thing to remember as well is that this is technically school vacation, and their parents have chosen to enroll them in MORE SCHOOL!!!!  Almost all of them do not want to be in your class.  I'm competing with time that could be spent playing Starcraft (or watching professionals play on 3 television stations 24/7).  My final note on teaching is that in order to be successful you have to love the sound of your own voice because the majority of these kids don't talk.  Most students just sit silent, and maybe nod if you're lucky.  And silence is not golden; silence sucks.