Wouldn't you know! The sunshine is now streaming in the windows and it's going to be 18C degrees today. All those drenched people who tried to start summer over the long weekend have an opportunity to dry out, I guess.It's a tad hard to concentrate on classwork knowing the weather's so nice beyond the window sash. My current group just started last week. If the first assignments are any indication, they have quite well-developed skills. The group is very small with just thirteen students and this seems nice as I've taught some terms that are double this size. They do demand a lot of attention though. I don't mind that. After all, my attention is what they're paying for. Still, it is amazing how tired four hours of class can make me. It's not physical rather I get tired from answering all the questions and trying to stay one step ahead of them.
I look back on my own time on the desk side of the classroom, and wonder what teachers thought of the various groups in which I learned. It's hard to believe how the quality of one's educational experiences are affected by those around one. It works for both the better and worse, I suspect.