Welcome to Sunday Summary. This is a meme in which I attempt to summarize the week that came before. This was yet another week that simply zoomed by although it wasn't much busier or slower than last week. The weather is still a bit unstable but we saw more sun than rain over the past … Continue reading Sunday Summary #4
in-house lessons
Daily Phuket #97: 15 December 2021 – Students Spelling
In preparation for their weekly spelling test, the girls reviewed their words and had to draw a picture of each one. It is students such as this trio that make these hour-long classes a real joy. They are always enthusiastic and love to learn. I wish all of my students were this well-behaved. I look … Continue reading Daily Phuket #97: 15 December 2021 – Students Spelling
Daily Phuket #96: 14 December 2021 – Mark’s Marvelous Maps
Each unit of the textbook that I use for my three students on Tuesdays and Wednesdays centers on a different country. Whenever we start a new unit, we learn a bit about a new country and the girls will draw and color the national flag while I sketch a map of the country on the … Continue reading Daily Phuket #96: 14 December 2021 – Mark’s Marvelous Maps
Daily Phuket #92: 7 December 2021 – Slowly Working Hard
I haven't posted here in a few days. Instead, I spent much of the week working on updates for my main stamp site. Please have a look if you are interested. I spent much of today preparing for a one-day "English camp" to be held on Monday, the first such in-person activity we have done … Continue reading Daily Phuket #92: 7 December 2021 – Slowly Working Hard
Daily Phuket #86: 30 November 2021 – Happy for In-House
Within the teaching agency that I work for, "in-house" lessons refer to those conducted in the classrooms at our facility at the Central Festival shopping mall while "outside contract" lessons are those in the various schools around the province (and a few off-island). For the first year that I worked for this company, I did … Continue reading Daily Phuket #86: 30 November 2021 – Happy for In-House
Daily Phuket #81: 2 November 2021 – Students Underneath
I started a new in-house lesson today -- three very energetic 6-year-old girls who decided they wanted to do most of the lesson on the floor. This was after they settled down from continuously turning off the lights for the first 10 minutes or so of class. I was fine with it all as they … Continue reading Daily Phuket #81: 2 November 2021 – Students Underneath
Daily Phuket #80: 1 November 2021 – Waiting for the Bus
I had to go to Central Festival to teach a student today so I decided to take the local wooden bus from downtown. The biggest advantage to this is the fare is 15 baht compared to the 100 baht I would have to pay for a motorbike taxi. But you should be prepared to wait … Continue reading Daily Phuket #80: 1 November 2021 – Waiting for the Bus
Daily Phuket #58: 17 June 2021 – Back to “Work”?
After a complete work stoppage which began on 10 April, schools were allowed to open this past Monday (14 June) and I returned to work yesterday, the 16th. Sort of. Right now, I only have one returning in-house student -- an eight year old girl who I have taught for about three years now. Her … Continue reading Daily Phuket #58: 17 June 2021 – Back to “Work”?
Mark Joseph Jochim 