Disorganized Fool!

10 minutes before class was due to start, a HRT came up to me and said 'Today is the last class so you can do whatever you want'.

Me: *looking up at the clock* Er...you're telling me 10 minutes before the class starts?!

HRT: *grinning*

Me: Don't you think it would've been better for you to tell me last week? I haven't got any materials with me. Last week you told me we would be doing this...*points to page in eigo noto*

HRT: Yes.

Me: Yes, what?! You've done this many times before and now I've exhausted all the ideas I have that don't need any flashcards or other materials.

HRT: Anything OK.

Me: *exhausted sigh* No. I don't have anything. We've played the same games everytime that you haven't been organized (that's what I wanted to say but I didn't know the word for 'organized' in Japanese so I actually ended up saying 'every time you don't do your job properly'...ooops!) and I don't want to play them again and I'm sure the kids won't want to play them again.

HRT: How about the key word game?

Me: Please! Anything but that! I've played that in your class 4 weeks in a row, 3 in the other 5nensei class and 3 in the 6nensei classes not to mention every week at the other elementary schools that I teach at. I can't take that game anymore!

HRT: But the kids love it. I don't like the other games.

Me: I know..but I hate it.

HRT: ......

Me: Fine. But you're T1. OK?

HRT: *big grin* OK!

Me: *looks extremely pissed off and snatches up eigo noto from her desk and storms out the staffroom to be greeted by her kids*

Kids: Jeido sensei, you look sad. Are you OK? *cutest girl in the world takes her hand*

Me: *completely melting* Yes, Aya-chan. I'm OK. Today we are playing the keyword game...again.

Aya: Yay! I love English class. It's fun!

Me: *smile*

I love the kids at this school but I just hate having to deal with this kind of bullshit from the teachers. it takes a couple of minutes to get a message to me. I hate to say it but I'm not gonna miss working there at all - I can't get away from that horrendously noisy staffroom and unimagnative teachers fast enough!

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