Meeting my Mentor Teacher

This afternoon over dinner, I was able to meet my host teacher, Debatri.  It was very nice to meet her in person and talk about students in general and what would be going on in class.  She is also a fairly new teacher and recently finished her masters in education examination.  We have some things in common and I am really looking forward to working with her and sharing ideas about education.

It looks like I am starting out teaching 7th grade on the Organ Systems of Toads (Digestive, Excretory, etc.).  I am excited about starting our partnership, but a bit nervous about 7th grade.  Although, students are students, so we shall see.  I'm sure I will have much more to report tomorrow night.

As for my schedule, I start school at 7:45 each morning and work until around 14:00/15:00 depending on what needs to be done for the students at the end of the day.  Also, even more exciting I am going on a field trip with the students outside of Kolkata on Saturday by bus.  The students take some time every few weeks to go out to local villages and teach younger students various topics in math, science, and English.  Should be a great trip and definitely a way to get to know not only the students, but the surrounding area.