We're in the new school location. Things a bit chaotic today. Most classes went fine, despite feeling a bit unprepared for them because of the chaos of the move. The one class I went out of my way to prepare for, however….
Worster than Friday. They patently refused to do anything. Perhaps part of my problem is that the disciplinary "chain of command" here isn't really clear. What is it I'm supposed to do, when an entire class refuses to do anything? The administrators are busy people, especially with the move – and they both carry teaching loads as well. It's not like this is a regular public school, where grades are submitted and meaningful – it's all about preparing students for exams and / or interviews, etc., for their careers as "foreign school" students. So I can't threaten anyone with flunking out, either. Oh, what a mess.
This "T2" cohort and I have been circling each other like sumo wrestlers for several weeks now, and last Friday I thought it was going to end. But, I think today was the collision. Argh.
No solutions. And I know I'm not a lousy teacher, intellectually – my other classes go well, are fun, but sufficiently imperfect to leave me assured I do know how to handle problems when they arise…. But, it sure is hard on one's ego to be so patently rejected by a group one is supposed to be supervising and helping.